CALIFORNIA NATIVES: PLANTS AND PEOPLE

 

If we try to imagine the Bay Area 250 years ago we would see a rich diversity of plants and animals that supported many Native American tribes. The Ohlone used these plants and trees to meet their need for food, medicine, shelter, tools, weapons, clothing, fiber, dye, cosmetics, and toys.

Read about the how the Ohlone Indians used these trees,  and plants.


Trees


Grasses/plants