Recently, I had the chance to present my developing research at the Transnational Island Museologies conference organised by the International Committee for Museology (ICOFOM) and hosted by the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Click here to watch the presentation Rising Rooted: Exploring Opportunities for Reactivating Traditional Environmental Knowledge to Increase Plant Awareness Hannah Reid … Continue reading Conference Presentation: Exploring opportunities for reactivating TEK to increase plant awareness
Rising Rooted: A National Trust Wildlife Week Presentation
The National Trust for the Cayman Islands recently hosted a series of events in celebration of Wildlife Week. As part of this programme, I gave a presentation about the focus of my PhD research - the potential for Caymanian traditional environmental knowledge to increase plant awareness. 📽️ To view a recording of the presentation, please … Continue reading Rising Rooted: A National Trust Wildlife Week Presentation
Living the Salt Life: Cayman’s Coastal Plants
It takes a certain kind of plant to thrive by the sea. Beach living is tough if you have roots – the sands are constantly shifting, gusts of breeze send salt spray flying, and the sun is unrelenting. That is why the native plants that populate our beaches are so special and so important. They … Continue reading Living the Salt Life: Cayman’s Coastal Plants
Plants for Pollinators
To me, a cup of tea is not complete without a spoonful of honey. Our kitchen’s honey collection ranges from jars of amber-coloured local honey to pale, creamed honey brought back from previous travels. Our neighbours have hives, and the air is always buzzing with these beneficent harvesters. Plants depend on pollinators for their survival. … Continue reading Plants for Pollinators
Documenting two new plant species for the Cayman Islands
By Nick Johnson In November 2020, Carla Reid and her daughter, Hannah, were out walking on one of the parcels of land owned by the Reid family on Cayman Brac. Both Carla and her daughter are keen naturalists. In fact, Hannah Reid writes a very informative blog about the traditional environmental knowledge of Caymanian people; … Continue reading Documenting two new plant species for the Cayman Islands
Bringing Cayman Sage to Camana Bay
Once presumed extinct, the critically endangered Cayman sage, Salvia caymanensis, now has a home at Camana Bay. More than 80 plants are being placed in flower beds adjacent to the Foster’s flagship store by a joint team from Dart and the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, which partnered to make the planting project come to … Continue reading Bringing Cayman Sage to Camana Bay
Real Life: Bush Medicine
Check out my article on local bush medicine in the Spring 2020 issue of Real Life Magazine here! To read the e-version of the magazine, click here.
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