The ancient practice of foraging has been gaining attention online in recent years. People with little to no foraging experience are enthralled with the practice – and rightfully so! Foraging is fun, fascinating, and a great way to get in touch with nature. What better place to forage than in a National Park? Unfortunately, […]
Category: Fort Clatsop Report
Universal Edibility Test – Factual Or Fatal?
The Universal Edibility Test, or UET, is a technique created by the United States Army as a way for soldiers in emergency survival situations to identify edible plants. It is often considered a must-know for survivalists and outdoor enthusiasts. The test consists of several steps over the course of 24 hours, with each incremental step […]
Historic Preservation: Fort Clatsop
In the National Park Service, May is Historic Preservation month! As a National Historical Park, part of Fort Clatsop’s mission is to preserve not only the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the many Indigenous peoples, and the landscape, but the replica of Fort Clatsop itself. As the re-creation of Fort Clatsop is constructed […]
Have you visited…? A new series launches
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LCNHP) is the home site of Fort Clatsop’s 2nd replica. What many visitors don’t know about us is that we’re much more than just Fort Clatsop! There are a myriad of other sites that are either managed by LCNHP or by State Parks, connected by Lewis and Clark’s time […]
Chinook Wawa: Preserving a Language
On March 6, 2022, Oregon Public Broadcasting posted an article titled “Linguists and an Oregon family work together to preserve an Indigenous language.” It’s a heart-warming read about the preservation of the Kalapyua language, a language where the last ‘first language’ speaker of it passed away in 1971. What’s then heartbreaking is the fact that […]