"Native American Medicines of the Southeast" by Award-Winning Author and Educator, Mark Warren

Name: "Native American Medicines of the Southeast" by Award-Winning Author and Educator, Mark Warren
Start: 2025-11-20T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Forsyth County Public Library Post Road

Schedule

Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Forsyth County Public Library Post Road | Cumming, GA

Mark Warren, owner of the nationally renowned Medicine Bow Wilderness School in Dahlonega, GA, has been teaching about native plants, trees, and survival skills to adults and children for over half a century. Mark believes today’s society can — and should — learn some valuable lessons and skills regarding the use of native plants.
The diverse flora of the Southeast once provided everything that was needed by the original inhabitants. Our modern day ignoring of these gifts is what separates us from a life of truly interacting with nature on an intimate level. And that loss has, no doubt, contributed to our careless handling of the land. The good news is that this trend can be reversed, one person at a time. This program covers plants that may be used for common ailments, ranging from minor cuts, stings, head lice, and rashes to gall stones, dysentery, nausea, and skin cancer. Techniques for field preparations are included.
About Mark: Mark Warren is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Georgia.
At Medicine Bow, his nationally renowned wilderness school in the mountains of Dahlonega, GA, he teaches nature classes and primitive survival skills. In 1980, The National Wildlife Federation named him Georgia’s Conservation Educator of the Year. In 1998 Mark became the U.S. National Champion in whitewater canoeing, and in 1999 he won the World Championship Longbow title.
Mark has written extensively about nature for local and national magazines and has researched Western frontier history for more than 50 years presenting at museums and cultural centers around the country. He has 20 traditionally published books, and has been honored by the Spur Awards, The Historical Novel Society, the Will Rogers Medallion Awards, The New Mexico – Arizona Book Awards, and in 2022 Mark was honored with a Georgia Author of the Year Award for his book Song of the Horseman (the Literary Fiction Finalist.) Most recently it was announced that Mark will be honored with a 2025 Will Rogers Medallion Award for his duology on Nate Champion.
For more information on books, classes, articles, podcasts and other media, check out Mark's website at www.medicinebow.net