2001 Symposium of the Minnesota Native Plant Society. Overview of the nontimber forest product industry in the U.S. with emphasis on ecological issues. GNBA is made up of herb growers. This one week institute is sponsored by the Office of Extended Studies, MSU Extension Service and Family and Community Education. It offers a wide variety of classes including tracks in computers, cultural arts, finances, health and wellness, literature, Montana history, outdoor recreation, and sewing and quilting.
All levels welcome.
Students will learn how to use a taxonomical key for their state. Lectures in the field on the history of medicinal uses and wildcrafting ethics of wild plants of Montana. Will take place somewhere in the Northwest corner of Montana. CEU credits are very possible. Accomplishment of these hours can lead to professional membership in the American Herbalists Guild.