Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time
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Speaker: David Bryant
David Bryant is passionate about bringing people and plants together. He currently serves as the Director of Communications at the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG), where he guides public engagement to deepen relationships with plants and amplify the importance of biocultural conservation. Before NTBG, he served as the Director of Education & Engagement for the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) where he led public programs and campaigns for pivotal environmental issues in California, including wildfire, plant poaching, native plant horticulture, and Indigenous stewardship. In this talk, he will tell us about Grow Aloha, a statewide plant adoption program launched with the aim of restoring Hawaiian plants and their biocultural connections. Hear from David Bryant, Director of Communications at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, about this growing initiative that will include Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden next year!
Logistics:
- When: Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 5:30 pm (Talk starts at 6:00 pm)
- Where: Hale Pulelehua, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, 82-6160 Mamalahoa Hwy (please park at the Garden Visitor Center and walk in)
Followed By: Ethnobotanical Pupu Potluck
Note: Please bring an ethnobotanically-relevant pupu and be prepared to explain the origin and significance of the plant(s) to be devoured. May contain meat: a card will be provided to list main ingredients.
Funding for this project provided by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program. USDA and Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden are equal opportunity providers and employers.