Fwd: [SOCIAL] [FREE] Wetlands and Native American Practices Symposium + food on campus March 17, 1-5pm
Carole L. Hom
From: Nicole Rodrigues <nsrod...@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Subject: [SOCIAL] [FREE] Wetlands and Native American Practices Symposium + food on campus March 17, 1-5pm
To: ecology-social Sympa List <ecology...@ucdavis.edu>
Wetland Symposium : Sunday, March 17
A long-planned UC Davis symposium on “Tule and Cattail: A Tale of the Marsh Economy and Its Role in Human Health and Wellbeing” aims "to advance the land management aims of local tribal communities and provide a platform to educate about the importance of maintaining wetland biology for climate change, ecological and human health, and vector control,” announced medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
The event, free and family friendly, will take place from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 17 in Ballroom B of the UC Davis Conference Center, located at 550 Alumni Lane. Registration is underway at https://qr.codes/xYbeAK or click on the QR code in the flyer below.
The symposium is sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, which aims to “strengthen the capacity to prevent and respond to emerging vector-borne diseases in the southwestern United States and Pacific Islands.”
Attardo has been working for a year on the collaborative outreach project to integrate indigenous ecological knowledge and Western science to provide educational outreach opportunities.
His collaborator is Diana Almendariz, a traditional ecological knowledge specialist and a cultural practitioner of Maidu/Wintun, Hupa/Yurok traditions, heritage, and experiences. She will discuss the precolonial relationships between native peoples and wetlands in Northern California, the impacts of colonization on those relationships, and the application of traditional ecological knowledge practices to restore damaged wetland ecosystems.
The symposium is sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, which aims to “strengthen the capacity to prevent and respond to emerging vector-borne diseases in the southwestern United States and Pacific Islands.”
Attardo, who also chairs the Designated Emphasis in the Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases, will discuss how healthy wetland ecosystems contribute to addressing climate change, water management/retention, water purification, biodiversity, and mitigating vector-borne diseases. Following the presentations will be a hands-on session for those who wish to try their hand at weaving tule.
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