This gives you access to the video recording of the ZOOM class offered on Cottonwood Medicine and Ecology in the fall of 2022.

Different Cottonwood species grow from east to west on Turtle Island connected through vast veins of water spider webbing across varied landscapes. You may recognize these often grand and majestic trees tucked in southwestern canyons or in dry creek beds, or Aspens as immense clonal colonies across mountainsides. For over a decade I've traveled around the country studying and hanging out with these beings from the Pacific Northwest, the Sierras, and across the Rockies. I've made medicine from them, and tried to better understand their significance where they grow. Balm of Gilead some call the medicine of Cottonwood and if you come to the class you can find out why.

In this class, we will take a look at a couple different species of Cottonwood and Aspen, how to ID them, where they grow and their significance in the ecosystems they inhabit. We'll discuss the modern issues Cottonwoods face during climate change, as well as how Cottonwoods and Aspens can be used for medicine.