Opportunity to salvage camas

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Lauren Merrill

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Apr 15, 2021, 12:33:32 AM4/15/21
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Hi all,

There are camas plants that need your help!

There is a field of camas plants at the end of Burton street in Harrisburg, here's the address.

This area is going to be developed, and these camas plants built over.

This is NOT a NAAT activity, but something I thought you might be interested in as individuals. You can go to dig up camas for your own purposes. This isn't the best time of year to dig it up, but it's unclear when it will be developed. Yes, camas grows readily from seed, but these are mature, flowering bulbs and they seem worthwhile to salvage.

Here's a fact sheet from USDA/NRCS about why this plant is so historically important and how to best care for it.

Here's a photo of the spot:

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Happy digging,

Lauren

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Lauren Merrill

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Apr 15, 2021, 12:40:11 AM4/15/21
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There is a small group going Saturday, with permission from the landowner. Let me know if you want more details.
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