Braiding Phragmites: Richard L. James Lecture - Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
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Braiding Phragmites: Richard L. James Lecture

February 18, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

This summer environmental artist Sarah Kavage and designer Yaroub Al-Obaidi will construct a traditional Iraqi guesthouse, a mudhif, at the Schuylkill Center, one of the first such structures in America. It will be built entirely out of phragmites, an invasive wetland grass that threatens ecosystems worldwide and is one of the most abundant plants in the Delaware River watershed. At this event, the artists will speak about traditional reed practices, methods of eco-friendly harvesting and eradication, and the creation of their thatched sculpture, Al-Mudhif. The lecture explores not only displaced plants but ecology, migration, and healing. Learn how you can volunteer to create it while hearing about Kavage’s work with phragmites at many other centers as part of a watershed-wide art initiative, Lenapehoking~Watershed.

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Date:
February 18, 2021
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Phone:
215-482-7300
Email:
scee@schuylkillcenter.org
Website:
http://www.schuylkillcenter.org