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Summer 2019 Newsletter
During July and August, a dedicated group of Amah Mutsun youth spent several weeks of their summer vacations stewarding Amah Mutsun ancestral lands as participants in the Native Stewardship Corps Summer Internship Program. Facing coastal fog and blazing sun, thickets of poison oak, and plenty of demanding work, these interns labored side by side with AMLT’s Native Stewardship Corps (NSC) to tend native plants, remove invasive species, and reduce hazardous fuel loads on their ancestral lands. The fieldwork was coupled with skill-building and cultural activities, including studying the Mutsun language and engaging in ceremony.
Please enjoy some of the photo highlights in this slideshow!
Serenity Luna leading chainsaw training within Año Nuevo State Park
Native Stewardship Corps (NSC) restoration site
NSC interns hiking to work site
NSC intern resting from hard work making burn piles at restoration site
Celebrating the success of interns working safely and effectively at the coastal prairie restoration site
Native Stewards Steven Pratt (left) and Marcella Luna (right) serve as research assistants on the CCD survey project
Rob Cuthrell, AMLT Research Associate, sharing archeological research knowledge with NSC interns
NSC interns learning archeology at Cotoni-Coast Dairies archeology site
Harvesting manzanita berries at UCSC Arboretum
NSC interns processing manzanita berries to make manzanita cider