Moody Ecology
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Ligusticum porteri
Oshá Sustainable Harvest
Oshá, or Bear Root, is a medicinal plant that grows at high elevations in the Rocky Mountains. The fragrant roots are an important wild-harvested, traditional medicine for many Native Americans and Hispanic people of the region.
To understand the amount of osha available for harvest, we conducted roadside surveys to map Oshá populations and estimate the amount of harvestable root in the population.
Working with the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research and the National Forest Service, we are creating a sustainable harvest plan to ensure the longevity of Oshá populations.
COMING SOOM - Read more about this work.
Kindscher, K. and J. Moody. (IN PRESS). Mapping osha (LIgusticum porteri) populations for a sustainable harvest plan for Colorado National Forests. The Southwestern Naturalist.
As part of this work, we inventorying other culturally important plants, used for food, fibers, and medicine, that co-occur with Oshá.
