{"id":6473,"date":"2024-06-21T11:16:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T19:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/introtoflora.community.uaf.edu\/?p=6473"},"modified":"2024-06-21T11:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T19:16:32","slug":"introduction-heather-bogardus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/introtoflora.frontierbotany.info\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/introduction-heather-bogardus\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction: Heather Bogardus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello, my name is Heather and I currently live in North Pole, Alaska. I am a graduate of UAF, including a certificate in Ethnobotany, and teacher at North Pole High School. I grew up in rural Northwest Montana where my family lived close to the land, foraging and growing plants for food and medicine. I moved to Alaska in 2002 and have spent most of my time between North Pole and Kodiak Island. Besides a love of growing and foraging plants in my personal life, I integrate Alaska Flora into my classroom as often as possible. I began introducing my students to plants through agriculture and ethnobotany classes during the nine years I taught in rural Kodiak Island villages, and am looking forward to bringing a love of plants, culture, and sustainability to a new group of students this upcoming school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite plant has always been fireweed. I am inspired by its resilience, and its ability to grow and flourish in areas that have been disturbed or greatly impacted by humans or natural disasters. I love that we can utilize it as a natural calendar, to count down the progression of summer into fall. I love that all of the parts of fireweed can be utilized. I have enjoyed saut\u00e9ed fireweed shoots, fireweed jelly and syrup, and fresh flowers on top of a salad. I have made tea from the leaves and salve from the roots. I have made cordage from dried fireweed stems in the winter. I have listened to stories of Alutiiq elders weaving the fluff with mountain goat hair to make blankets. This plant provides so much to us and has such a vital role within an ecosystem, how could it not be a favorite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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