Presented as part of the Earth Up Conference
Stories, Songs and lore celebrating the natural world. Deep insights into the relationships of humans and nature, how knowledge about the natural world is tied up in folklore, how to eat dandelions, how blackberry blossoms can predict the springtime, how to make a basket from a tree, what a pile of poop on the trail can mean…
Doug Elliott is a naturalist known for his lively storytelling as well as his broad, scientific and cultural knowledge of the natural world. He has been inducted into the NSN Circle of Excellence, featured at the National Storytelling Festival, He has conducted workshops and programs at the American Museum of Natural History the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the Smithsonian Institution. He has trained rangers for the National Park Service. He has authored five books, produced award-winning recordings of stories and songs, and is occasionally seen on PBS-TV. dougelliott.com