Manahuu and Welcome to the Conservation Open Space Area
This area of 25 acres is set aside by the Bishop Paiute Tribe as a conservation land for wildlife habitat, education, and recreation.
Use the map in this guide to take yourself on a self-guided walk through the Conservation Open Space Area (COSA). The guide follows an easy 1 mile round trip trail to explore native plants and our traditional uses. Also keep an eye out for the many species of birds and mammals that live here!
Warning: This guide describes the ethnobotany of the area- the ways that we, the Owens Valley Paiute, use the plants for food, shelter, medicine, tools, and fuel. We do not recommend that you try any of these methods for yourself. We also do not guarentee the safeness or effectiveness of any plant use described here. Please remember that in order to preserve the cultural and natural resources of this area, the collection of plants in the COSA is permitted only to Tribal members.
The text in this guide was created and printed in 2013 by Raymond Andrews, former Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, and Hillary Behr, former AmeriCorps Member. It was edited and converted to this digital format in 2022 by McKenzie Dale, former AmeriCorps Member. All photos in this guide were taken by McKenzie Dale.