Brightwater+Jot+Notes+Debriefing

-white berries are poisonous (most)

-forest fires aren't always bad

-forest fires are encouraged, helps maintain ecosystem

-nature has the poison, it also has the cure

-many animals burrow underground to hibernate, very important to not disturb them

-ash is high in nutrients

-need biodiversity so plants can take other (species) of plants' nutrients (via soil) to grow

-moss is absorbent, used for diapers and bandages

-roots can be boiled to make tea

-broom grass is from Russia

-monoculture- one species growing in a certain area

-make mattresses from cattails, also make torches and is edible

-(birch?)'s dust on bark is also sunscreen

-natural ecosystems are often sustainable if there are no humans

-ethnobotany, traditional ways of handling plants

-tilling, when the crops are harvested the topsoil's nutrients are destroyed in the process

-tilling http://www.fao.org/teca/content/land-tiling-dry-andor-cultivated-areas

-tilling, "Land tiling is a traditional agricultural practice reducing the negative impact of drought and desertification. It consists of overturning pick axed soil and fixing it in tiles which are then prepared in order to capture rain or irrigated water. In the process, manure or compost may be added to the soil to further reinforce its structure and increase its productivity."

-plants adapted to the cold by shrinking in size

-The Three Sisters, "To Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands the term “Three Sisters” referred to corn, beans, and squash. These three crops give a lesson in environmental cooperation that Native Americans still feel should be emulated by humans today. Environmental cooperation between vegetables and fruit? How? Actually, quite easily. The corn provides a climbing stalk for the beans; the beans provide nitrogen to the soil to nourish the corn; and the squash leaves spread out, preventing competition from unwanted vegetation and shade for corn’s shallow roots."