Tribal Resilience Garden Greenhouse Newbies!

2024 Tribal EPA Region 9 Conference
October 22-24, 2024
San Jose, CA & Online
Abstract
Since 2022, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California has implemented a pilot program aimed to restore tribal lands that were ravaged by multiple fires in close succession. The overall goal of our Washoe Resilience Garden is to propagate Pinyon pine seedlings along with other culturally significant vegetation, and out plant them in the burn scars. This year, the Washoe Tribe's Environmental Protection Department (WEPD) has received grant funding administered by the National Forest Foundation (NFF) to construct five (5) new hoop houses below the Washoe Tribe’s largest community in efforts to expand seedling production and enhance our Washoe Resilience Garden greenhouse program. We are currently up and running, however we have faced several challenges regarding logistics and production. The Washoe Environmental Protection Department wants to invite you to learn more on how we are navigating a greenhouse start up!
Speakers
Emma Olson, Environmental Specialist she will be working on the Resilience Garden Project. I attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Manoa to study Marine Biology. I received my Bachelors in Natural Resources and Environmental Management Specializing in Coastal Management. During my time I worked closely with Hawaiians in the Loi Kalo systems and learned about the value of subsistence land use and cultural plants. I also completed my internship on the research vessel the Kilo Moana where I aided in over five projects spanning from Deep sea sediment fall to atmospheric suspended particles and ran my own interest project looking at how stream redirection effected nutrient flows and phytoplankton response in the nearshore and offshore ocean environment.
Logan Gmuender, Environmental Specialist joined WEPD to manage the Washoe Resilience Garden project; to grow Pinyon Pines for the revegetation of the Pinenut Mountain's burn scars on Washoe tribal lands. I graduated from Fort Lewis College in Colorado, earning my Bachelor of Science in Biology and Environmental Science. In the past, I have worked for multiple agencies including USFS with invasive plants, Nevada Department of Wildlife on Bighorn Sheep diseases, California Fish and Game on black bear research, Colorado Parks and Wildlife on black bear/human interface problems. Emma Olson, Environmental Specialist she will be working on the Resilience Garden Project. I attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Manoa to study Marine Biology. I received my Bachelors in Natural Resources and Environmental Management Specializing in Coastal Management.