Author Events
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Some of My Past Events are Available to Watch, Listen, or Read
February 2, 2022
An Online Event, 7-9pm
Native Plant Society, Albuquerque Chapter
Presentation: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
February 12, 2022
An In-Person Event
Xeric Garden Club of Albuquerque
Presentation: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
April 9, 2022
An In-Person Event
Cherry Hills Public Library, Albuquerque
Presentation: Old World Medicinal Plants for Albuquerque Gardens
April 15, 2022
An Online Event, 7-8pm
Native Plant Society, Gila Chapter
Presentation: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
June 13-24, 2022 July 11-29, 2022
In-Person and Online Sessions
University of New Mexico Curanderismo Program, Albuquerque and Online
Presentation: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
Plant Walk at the Botanical Gardens (In-Person Session Only)
July 29-31, 2022
An In-Person Event
Good Medicine Confluence, Durango
Presentation: Anthropocene Apothecary
Presentation: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
Plant Walk: Fort Lewis Campus Conference Grounds
August 5-7, 2022
An In-Person Event
Native Plant Society of New Mexico Conference
Presentation: Botanically-Based Environmental Education for Land Health and Human Health
Field Trip: Medicinal Plants and Land Stewardship in the Bosque
Workshop: Herbalism Essentials
September 17, 2022
An In-Person Event, 9am-11am
Open Space Alliance, Albuquerque
Talk from 10am-10:30 on Connecting with Nature in an Urban Environment. Part of the Open Space Alliance Annual Meeting at the Tijeras BioZone Open Space, 15600 Central Ave SE.
September 22, 2022
An In-Person Event, 4-6pm
Public Lands Information Center, Santa Fe
Presentation with Q & A: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
February 26, 2021
An Online Event
Land and Water Summit
Presentation: Native Edible and Medicinal Shrubs for Landscape Resiliency + Panel Discussion: Plants & Pollinators for a Changing Climate
March 11, 2021
An Online Event
Oasis Learning Center
Presentation: Wild Medicinal Plants & Landscapes of the Southwest
March 11, 2021
An Online Event
Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins
Book Release Discussion with Dara and Colorado Herbalist Laura Cascardi
March 14, 2021
An Online Event
Bookworks of Albuquerque
Book Release Discussion with Dara and Dr. Cheo Torres of the University of New Mexico
April 1, 2021
An Online Event
Santa Fe Public Library
Materia Medica Discussion of Selected Medicinal Plants
April 6, 2021
Interview
KSFR 101.1FM Santa Fe Public Radio
Earth’s Cycle of Community Fed By Positivity: Interview with Dara by Georgina Hahn
April 8, 2021
An Online Event
Arizona Native Plant Society, Tucson Chapter
Presentation: Ecological Herbalism: Understanding the Medicinal Properties of Plants Through Relationships
April 16, 2021
Interview
Treasure House Books, Albuquerque
Discussion of Herbalism and The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
April 22, 2021
An Online Event
Peregrine Book Company + Natural History Institute, Prescott
Materia Medica Discussion of Selected Plants
April 24, 2021
Interview & Book Review
Albuquerque Journal
“The Ecology of Herbal Medicine” Looks at Developing a Relationship with the Natural World by David Steinberg
April 29, 2021
An Online Event
Audubon Society of New Mexico
Presentation: Native Edible and Medicinal Shrubs for Wildlife and People
April 30, 2021
An Online Event
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, Las Cruces
Presentation: Medicinal Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert
May 5, 2021
An Online Event
Ciudad Soil and Water Conservation District, Watershed Stewards Series
Presentation: Medicinal Plants of the Middle Rio Grande Valley: Dryland Habitats
May 8, 2021
Interview
The Garden Journal Podcast
Interview with Dara by Christine Salem about The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
May 25, 2021
An Online Event
Corrales Public Library
Materia Medica Discussion of Selected Medicinal Plants
May 27, 2021
An Online Event
Santa Fe Master Gardeners
Presentation: Native Medicinal Plants for Local Gardens
June 10-13, 2021
An Online Event
International Herb Symposium
2 Sessions: Organizing & Implementing Native Medicinal Plant Restoration on Public Lands + Anemopsis californica: A Plant’s Ecological, Cultural, & Medicinal Importance (recordings accessible for 18 months)
June 26, 2021
An Online Event
Bernalillo County Bachechi Open Space
An Exploration Into Ecological Herbalism (9am)
July 15, 2021
An Online Event
University of New Mexico Curanderismo Program
Presenation and Discussion: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine (Offered as part of the Curanderismo Course beginning July 6)
July 16-18, 2021
An Online Event
Good Medicine Confluence
3 Sessions: Shrubs: The Medicine of our Times + Tales from the Land: Medicinal Plant Landscapes + a Medicinal Plant Walk
September 10, 2021
An In-Person or Online Event
University of New Mexico Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Presentation on Environmental Education for Land Health and Human Health (3pm), attend in-person at the UNM Geography & Environmental Studies Department or live online
October 2, 2021
An In-Person Event
Embudo Valley Library, Dixon
Presentation and Book Signing (12 noon)
October 9, 2021
An In-Person Event
Cherry Hills Public Library, Albuquerque
Presentation and Book Signing (11am)
October 22, 2021
An Online Event
Southwest Word Fiesta
Panel Discussion with Dara (3:30pm)
October 24, 2021
An Online Event
Fort Collins Book Fest
Panel Discussion with Dara (2pm)
The Ecology of Herbal Medicine
A Guide to Plants and Living Landscapes of the American Southwest
The Ecology of Herbal Medicine introduces botanical medicine through an in-depth exploration of the land, presenting a unique guide to plants found across the American Southwest. An accomplished herbalist and geographer, Dara Saville offers readers an ecological manual for developing relationships with the land and plants in a new theoretical approach to using herbal medicines.
Designed to increase our understanding of plants’ rapport with their environment, this trailblazing herbal speaks to our innate connection to place and provides a pathway to understanding the medicinal properties of plants through their ecological relationships. With thirty-nine plant profiles and detailed color photographs, Saville provides an extensive materia medica in which she offers practical tools and information alongside inspiration for working with plants in a way that restores our connection to the natural world.
