Natural History Book Group

NOTICE: THE DATE OF THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED FROM 5/12 to 5/26

The Natural History Book Group was founded on the recognition that Indigenous peoples have maintained a deep and reciprocal relationship with the land now known as Lake Oswego for millennia, the group acknowledges this history as an essential grounding for its work. Through participant-selected readings that focus on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, members explore how literature and nonfiction can deepen our understanding of the watershed and its indigenous history, while inspiring practical steps toward a more just relationship with both the land we call home and its original caretakers.

In May, we will be discussing the book Keeping It Living: Traditions of Plant Use and Cultivation on the Northwest Coast of North America by Douglas Deur (Ed.) and Nancy J. Turner (Ed.).

We will ONLY be reading and discussing the following 6 chapters from the book.

Ch. 4 - Solving the Perennial Paradox

Ch. 6 - Coast Salish Resource Management

Ch. 7- The Intensification of Wapato

Ch. 8 - Documenting Pre-contact Plant Management on the NW Coast

Ch. 9 - Cultivating in the Northwest

Ch. 12 - Conclusions

Led by the Oswego Lake Watershed Council, this group meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of every other month at the Lake Oswego Public Library in the second-floor conference room. New members are welcome. 

For more information contact Adult Services Librarian April Younglove at 503-534-5667 or ayounglove@lakeoswego.city.