Prairie Restoration, Food, Medicine & History with Kelly Kindscher, PhD — WildFed Podcast #120
In this episode:
Kelly Kindscher, PhD | Native Prairie Advocate
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Kelly
Best foraging practices for restoration and management
Using fire for prairie restoration
Walking through the history and ethnobotany of the American prairie
Status of the prairie today and current restoration projects
Tending the wild for food and medicine
Kelly's hopes for the future of the prairie
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Meet Kelly Kindscher, PhD
Kelly Kindscher, PhD, is a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey and a Professor in the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Kansas. His research specialties are plant community ecology, conservation biology, restoration ecology, botany, and ethnobotany. He is known as a passionate speaker for the wild ― wild prairies, wild plants, and wild landscapes.
Read more about Dr. Kelly here.