Natural History Book Group

The Natural History Book Group was founded on the recognition that Indigenous peoples have maintained a deep and reciprocal relationship with the land now known as Lake Oswego for millennia, the group acknowledges this history as an essential grounding for its work. Through participant-selected readings that focus on Traditional Ecological Knowledge, members explore how literature and nonfiction can deepen our understanding of the watershed and its indigenous history, while inspiring practical steps toward a more just relationship with both the land we call home and its original caretakers. Led by the Oswego Lake Watershed Council, this group meets bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, and November) at 5:00pm. We meet at the Lake Oswego Public Library in the second-floor conference room. New members are welcome. For more information please email Sharon Goss. – Meetings and Book Selections for 2026: July 14: The trees are speaking : dispatches from the salmon forests by Lynda V. Mapes September 8: Traditional Ecological Knowledge by Melissa Nelson November 10: Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Jennifer Grenz Past Book Group selections: The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant Cedar by Hilary Stewart The Gift of Knowledge: Reflections on Sahaptin Ways by Virginia R. Beavert The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson(link is external) Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest by Josephine Woolington