Coast Salish ethnobotanical knowledge, practices, and values have been an integral part of Coast Salish peoples’ sustainable stewardship of the land since time immemorial. Indigenous ways of knowing provide an alternative to the Western worldview of nature as a resource. This project asks: how does increasing Seattle residents’ knowledge of Coast Salish ethnobotanical practices and values deepen their understanding of, and connection to, their local natural environments? To answer this question, I conducted several interviews with educators with interest and expertise relating to ethnobotany. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed for recurring themes and important lessons. I also led two plant identification walking tours, each with 12 people, in Ravenna Park. One walking tour had a Coast Salish ethnobotanical perspective, one tour had a Western perspective. Walking tour participants filled out before and after surveys that had questions pertaining to what they learned from the walking tour and what influence this had on their perception of  local natural environments. The interviews emphasized the importance of relationship building with plants, and how Coast Salish ethnobotanical education can support . Based on quantitative and qualitative data gathered from the surveys, participants from both walking tours experienced an increase in understanding and connection to their local natural environments. This project emphasizes the importance of ethnobotanical education in non-Indigenous contexts and shows how ethnobotanical education can help foster more meaningful relationship between people and their local natural environments.