Jasmine Jimerson breaks apart a white willow branch. Jimerson said that part of her role is to help community members pick up those older traditions, reclaiming knowledge their ancestors once carried. White willow, for example, is nonnative to New York State, brought over by European settlers during the 1700s. She said she wants to continue building on medicinal knowledge taught to her by her grandmother. By the end of class, the women have filled brown paper bags with willow bark.