At Oregon State University’s Spring Creek Project, the fields of environmental sciences, philosophy, and the written word merge to confront some of the most pressing issues of our time. On December 8, Spring Creek Project will welcome presenter Kathleen George to give a lecture titled “Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us.”
OSU’s Spring Creek Project adds to the larger community in varied and meaningful ways, sponsoring “writing residencies, readings, lectures, conversations, and symposia on issues and themes of critical importance to the health of humans and nature.”
Since 2017, Spring Creek Project has hosted their annual Champinefu Lecture Series, bringing attention to timely subjects by speakers chosen by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. “Champinefu” is the Kalapuya name referring to the lower Marys River Valley, now commonly known as Corvallis and Philomath.
George’s upcoming lecture will explore the question, “What can Coyote’s experience and other traditional ecological knowledge teach us about how to live well with our waters?” The talk will be the last of this year’s three-part lecture series.
George, a Tribal Councilwoman of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, is also a trustee of the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the Chair of the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission, and a member of the Board of Directors of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
George’s lecture is open to the public, and will take place over Zoom on December 8 at 7:00 p.m. For more information and to register for the event, click here.
By Olivia Goodfriend
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