Tending Nature
A Natural Tar that Seeps From Cracks Along the Coast
Clip: 11/3/2019 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Heidi Lucero, an abalone artist of the Acjachemen community, collects natural asphaltum.
Heidi Lucero, an abalone artist of the Acjachemen community, collects naturally occuring asphaltum from natural deposits along the coast. As she chips it off in chunks, she explains lighter asphaltum floats onto the ocean surface, while the heavier material seeps up through cracks on the ground. She uses this natural tar as sealant, melted and paired with pine pitch, to seal canoe planks.
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Tending Nature is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Tending Nature
A Natural Tar that Seeps From Cracks Along the Coast
Clip: 11/3/2019 | 3m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Heidi Lucero, an abalone artist of the Acjachemen community, collects naturally occuring asphaltum from natural deposits along the coast. As she chips it off in chunks, she explains lighter asphaltum floats onto the ocean surface, while the heavier material seeps up through cracks on the ground. She uses this natural tar as sealant, melted and paired with pine pitch, to seal canoe planks.
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