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Native plants, animals and people deserve to live th eir lives in dignity and health on the land where they belong, with&nb sp;familiar care and in transgenerational community. Focusing on strai ght-species, locally-native plants and material support for indigenous people, we will explore how each/all of us can take accountability fo r the history of native plants, animals and people in so-called Califo rnia, and build on our current conditions to create more opportun ities for habitat and community in the future.
Throughout the talk, photos and lessons will be drawn from recently-installed nat ive gardens and projects. We will end with a walkthrough of how to des ign, install and maintain your own beginner-friendly, locally-native, straight-species habitat garden.
Educational handouts , resources and a list of helpful local organizations will be provided and a brief Q&A will follow.
Christopher Telo men (they/any) is a white, queer, trans/NB, chronically ill , and ADHD California native habitat care worker. They design, install and maintain native gardens around the so-called San Francisco Bay&nb sp;Area on stolen indigenous land. Their work is necessarily intersect ional, incorporating frameworks of pollinator relationships, sustainab le material sourcing, invasive plant management, white supremacy, disa bility, settler-colonialism, land back, climate change, immigration and&nbs p;poverty. They center indigenous people, plants, and animals in their work and they provide sliding scale services for people who need them .
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