NDEB 5231E - CASEE Center Herb Walk

Credit(s): 0.50

This field study course is intended to be part botanical and medical, part ecological, and part energetic and awareness building. Held at the CASEE Center in Brush Prairie, Washington, the course focuses on Pacific Northwest ecosystems, plant identification and basic taxonomy. The medicinal properties of both introduced and native plants will be presented. The class includes time to discuss and experience the different feel and energy of the various gardens, deep forest, and grassland regions of the center. The interconnectedness of the plants of these various ecosystems is examined, and from there the interconnectedness of the various insects and animals with the plants is examined.