The Best Place to Take a Nap

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Rebecca Pankost: What species of moss do you think would make the best napping spot? Emily Roth: If you've ever slept on a bed of moss, if it's comfortable. By the by I listened to some of gathering moss sitting on a rock under an oak tree in unseated Tongva territory in Southern California. Now 10 out of 10, highly recommend enjoying her dulcid voice on a blanket, watching squirrels or looking at a bee waggle its butt.

It’s November and you need chill vibes. And Native American Heritage Month is the perfect time to encore this classic. World-renowned author, botanist, Indigenous ecology professor and bryologist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “Gathering Moss” and “Braiding Sweetgrass,” talks about her passion for moss. Cozy up for the most beautifully doled-out information about hidden worlds, overlooked mysteries, botanical drama, forests in miniature, Native peoples’ uses for moss and philosophies about science and ecology. Dr. Kimmerer will change the way you see mosses forever, will inspire you to wear a loupe on a rope, and will soothe your soul with her beautiful voice and prose. Also bathmats, lawns and smoothies made of moss? We discuss.

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Look for her books at independent bookstores or wherever books are sold (including Amazon): “Braiding Sweetgrass” and “Gathering Moss”

Donations went to the ESF’s Center for Native Peoples and the Environment and American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)