Camas Season March 23, 2024
Some just asked me if I can see the camas tips now, to which I replied: Meaning, Yes! Camas is doing well at Minto-Brown, the
Some just asked me if I can see the camas tips now, to which I replied: Meaning, Yes! Camas is doing well at Minto-Brown, the
This season looks to be a good camas season, plenty of moisture this winter should equate to fatter bulbs. We will see. But I was
Recent work on correcting histories of settlers societies has been highly popular. The 2019 Exhibit at Five Oaks Museum, Washington County by Stephanie Littlebird Fogel
Recently, I was made aware of another alternative story of the Battle of Battle Creek. Previously, I published an essay about stories of Klamath and
Dear subscribers. The time is nearly at hand for the book launch, the official release is November 14th, 2023. Many people have already said they
In the years following the Oregon Indian wars of the 1850s, there were continuous claims by settler for losses due to Indian depredations. The claims
The settlement of Eugene and the whole southern valley settlement centers was guided by advice from the Kalapuyans and the presence of seasonal wetlands on the plains. Two…
The Tualatin Plains The Tualatin Plains was a vast oak savanna. From General Land Office survey field notes there was noted a large number of oaks and oak…
Joel Palmer was an extremely busy man in 1856. In the midst of traveling back and forth across Oregon, he was ordering supplies, directing employees, and negotiating with…
In the history of treaty making , there were two treaty periods for western Oregon, 1851, and 1853 to 1855. The 1851 treaties, 19 of them, were negotiated…
This year I tried to get out there into the field when the camas is beginning to erupt from the ground. I am not sure I have seen…