WSU hires Indigenous-focused horticulturist to study traditional ecological knowledge
Washington State University has hired Jeffrey Wall as an Indigenous-focused horticulturist at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, according to Washington State University News. Wall began Jan. 1 and is part of the Department of Horticulture within the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. His work examines traditional ecological knowledge and historic Indigenous-managed landscapes, including camas meadows, crabapple habitats and aquaculture systems.
Wall said he is exploring collaborations with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, the Squaxin Island Tribal Garden and Kwiáht, a nonprofit conservation biology laboratory. His research focuses on how Indigenous plant cultivation and habitat stewardship practices can inform environmental care and food systems, according to Washington State University News.
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