IN PICTURES: 2018 AMLT COASTAL STEWARDSHIP SUMMER CAMP
Compiled by Jay Scherf, AMLT Program Coordinator
This summer, the Amah Mutsun Land Trust organized two weeks of summer camp for 15-18 Amah Mutsun and Native youth along the central coast. Funded by the California Coastal Conservancy and hosted at Costanoa Lodge, the summer camp was a time for getting together in the Amah Mutsun’s coastal homeland and passing on traditional knowledge. Here are 17 of our favorite photos we’d like to share. We are grateful to our sponsors, campers, chaperones, stewards, and everyone else who made this landmark experience possible. We are already looking forward to camp next summer; keep in touch for updates!
Campers removed hundreds of invasive poison hemlock plants from Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve. Photo courtesy Cat Wilder.
Getting hands-on stewardship experience removing invasive plants. Photo courtesy Cat Wilder.
A camper gets a closer look at a black turban snail shell. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Camp Cook Lupe Delgado helps a camper on coastal cleanup day. Photo courtesy Jay Scherf.
Campers get competitive in improvised beach volleyball. Photo courtesy Jay Scherf.
Campers removed trash from one mile of beach during a coastal cleanup day. Photo courtesy Jay Scherf.
Appreciating the surf. Photo courtesy Jay Scherf.
Campers visited and worked to protect Amah Mutsun archaeological sites. Here Mark Hylkema, State Parks archaeologist, describes an artifact. Photo courtesy Cat Wilder.
Tribal Elder and AMLT Board member Eleanor Castro teaches pendant necklace beading. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Chairman Valentin Lopez shares Amah Mutsun tribal history at Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Members of the Wassaka (Condor) group share their team flag. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
The Humunya (Hummingbird) group shares their flag. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Campers learned Amah Mutsun ethnobotany. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Dinnertime around camp. Photo courtesy Jay Scherf.
Campers sample teas made from native medicine plants they helped gather. Photo courtesy Cat Wilder.
Making medicine bags. Photo courtesy Abran Lopez.
Talking circles were held every night. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Mendoza.
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