By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq) Founding Director Elderberry Wisdom Farm Logo We are excited to announce expansion of Elderberry Wisdom Farm’s TEK Workforce Development Internships for Native Americans and other interns interested in strengthening their conservation career training. In 2026, we are providing 6 month urban forestry internships in partnership with Oregon Department of Forestry: Urban and Community Forestry Program, City of Salem Urban Forestry, Fri

By Rose High Bear (Deg Hit’an Dine, Inupiaq), Founding Director EWF’s Rose High Bear has been invited to appear on First Friday at the Marion Soil and Water Conservation District on Friday, December 5. This is a last minute scheduling and you can still register here . Rose will share her experience integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Elderberry Wisdom Farm’s experiential service-learning activities with partners in the mid-Willamette Valley for the past five yea

Joaquin Ocana (Kaqchikel Peoples), Native Plant Nursery Coordinator Dear readers,  As we reach the end of our fall internship and prepare for our first Winter TEK Internship, we have been focusing on 2026 expansion of our Native American Plant Nursery and learning from our partners about native plant nursery development.  Photo of two snoopy deer at EWF One of the biggest issues is finding enough space to grow the increasing number of native tree and plant species on our two