Hello,

My name is Elsa Lawrence and I live on Lopez Island. I am planning on doing a Camas planting with a few hundred bulbs this fall. I am currently completing an Ecosystem Restoration Design course and am working to design my own project now. My plan is to increase biodiversity for pollinators and to continue to enrich the soil in a degraded area. Im also continuing to learn about the significance of Camas as an indigenous food source and sustainability practice.

    I have a couple questions for all of you. The first is any knowledge people may have about planting Camas successfully.  I've done lots of research but would love to hear more from people who have done this in the area. My other question is that I am looking for the proper location to do the planting. If there were an area anyone had in mind that had some disturbance or could use help to build its soil i'd love to know. I am going to plant in clusters and probably fence the area to protect from deer initially. Please reach out if you have any ideas of places in the islands. Thank you so much!