a sanctuary for wild medicinal herbsNestled in the Appalachian foothills of southeastern Ohio, the Goldenseal Botanical Sanctuaryis home to over 500 medicinal plants growing in abundance. Traditional American medicinalherbs, such as American ginseng, goldenseal, blue and black cohosh, and bloodroot, blanketthe forest floor in vigorous health. This project aims to design places for people to enjoy andlearn from the plants found here without disturbing them in their habitat.This herbaceous plant community thrives in this particular habitat, shaded by a diversecanopy of mature hardwoods, underlain by magnesium- and calcium-rich limestone bedrockand deep silty soils, and irrigated by steady, year-
