For thousands of years, the Klamath Tribes have harvested a vital first food from the wetlands of Southern Oregon’s Klamath River Basin. It’s a highly nutritious seed that comes from a wetland plant called wocus. As wetlands were drained for agriculture the tribes lost a huge portion of the habitat supporting this plant. But there’s hope that farmers can help bring that habitat back.
Chapters:
0:00 Finding wocus plants in Rocky Point, OR
1:45 Where do wocus plants thrive?
2:22 The draining of lakes in the Klamath Basin
3:27 How agriculture can hurt and help wetlands
5:50 The seeds available for wetlands and wildlife
6:32 How to process wocus plants for consumption
8:10 Credits
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