Join us for a crash course in plant id and ecology . In this day-long class we will explore the far m  to go over some basic botany - gotta knowwhat that plant is if you plan on making medici ne! Then we will walk the forested area to see s ome of the plant communities that are present at l ow elevation and see what stories they have to s hare with us. Knowing this can be useful for fin ding certain plants and gaging the effects of us working with the land. In all this our theme willbe reconnecting with place via plants. &nb sp; Gradey Proctor is a botanist who has spe nt the last dozen years teaching plants and ecos ystems for Bark, and the Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. His training comes from t he Columbines School of Botanical studies, year s of monitoring forests in the Pacific NW, workin g on a CSA farm, and the Kamana naturalist prog ram. A native of places without intact ecosystem s, Gradey has spent the last 15 years falling in n love with the Northwest, and continually strivi ng to build relationships with his environment. His passion is in finding new ways to keep healthy forests and healthy people one and the same.