Medicinal Plants and Other Forest Products with Steve Kruger
Date/Time
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Ivy Creek Natural Area - Education Building
Categories
Steve Kruger will speak about his work using surveys and qualitative interviews to study the Appalachian non-timber forest products, particularly the trade in native medicinal plants.
Steve is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Steve worked as a public folklorist in North Carolina. He helped produce the Blue Ridge Music Trails Project and documented cultural traditions in the western mountains and along the southeastern coast. His interests include ethnobotany, human ecology, wildcrafting, forest farming, and Appalachian history and culture. In his off-time he enjoys exploring the forests around his home in Giles County, Virginia, hunting, gardening, and playing fiddle and banjo.
The public is welcome to join us.