Left image is a photograph of Eastern White Cedar on the Hectanooga Conservation Lands. Central cedar tree surrounded by mossy groundcover and sunshining in the background. Image on the right is a hand drawn illustration of the cones, seeds and branches of an Eastern White Cedar. Labeled Figure 1. Thuja occidentalis with pollen cones, seed, seed cones and branchlets (with permission of the Flora od North America Association, Flora of North America. Vol. 2) Text: Eastern White Cedar, qaskusi, has been and continues to be a significant ceremonial plant in smudging ceremonies and medicinal plant for the Mi’kmaq within Mi’kma’ki. #NSWildifeSpotlight #EaasternWhiteCedar #SpeciesAtRisk. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.

#EasternWhiteCedar, #qaskusi, has been and continues to be a significant ceremonial plant for the Mi’kmaq within #Mi’kma’ki. Cedar wood is lightweight and easily to work with when constructing canoes and other crafts. #NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk