Salmon Nation

Inforain (www.inforain.org)
Inforain presents Ecotrust's GIS portfolio, a network or information allowing users to achieve a deeper understanding of their local watersheds, estuaries and forests as well as a broader comprehension of these places within a bioregional context.

Oak and Orca Bioregional Elementary School
Oak and Orca Bioregional Elementary School, Bioregional Education Association, Pacific Northwest is an affordable independent alternative for families in Victoria, B.C. Canada. The school uses bioregional education to encourage students to be strong, confident, self-directed learners with an interest in sustainable communities.

Planet Drum (www.planetdrum.org)
Planet Drum asks the question: "what approach can we take to move beyond environmental protests and actually begin living sustainably wherever we are located?" Through its projects, publications, speakers, and workshops, Planet Drum helps start new bioregional groups and encourages local organizations and individuals to find ways to live within the natural confines of bioregions.

Bioregional Congress (www.bioregional-congress.org)
For nearly 30 years, bioregionalists have been gathering in congresses to envision and develop a realistic and restorative way of life in the bioregions of America. Folks at bioregional congresses live in community, are concerned with the things that matter, and return home informed and inspired. Congresses have been held, on average, every two years.

The Blog Toward a Bioregional State (biostate.blogspot.com)
The blog Toward a Bioregional State was originally launched to provide an information service connected with Toward a Bioregional State, the book. The blog contains commentary and news from around the world related to the issues of sustainability and unsustainability in a running muse on various issues of concern or inspiration.

The Putah-Cache Bioregion Project
An integrated interdisciplinary suite of research and educational activities in the Putah and Cache Creek watersheds, the "home region" of UC Davis. The overall goal of this project is to develop foundations for community planning, resource management, and partnerships in the watershed. The project involves faculty, students, and staff from diverse departments and connects with community, organizational, and public groups in the region.

June Sucker Nation (junesuckernation.blogspot.com)
A blog about bioregional living. The June Sucker is an endangered fish endemic to Utah Lake. June Sucker Nation is the name given to the basin catching the rain that feeds the rivers flowing into Utah Lake, flowing out with the Jordan River and its tributaries which carry their water into the Great Salt Lake. The June Sucker is the indicator species for the health of the watershed, when their population is restored the bioregion as a whole will be on a path to regeneration and abundance.

Sustainable Cascadia (www.sustainablecascadia.org)
A bioregional initiative to achieve sustainability in one generation. Sustainable Cascadia stewards a collaborative process of change among the bioregional hubs over several years where they share strategies, leverage resources, plan and implement actions, learn, and share what's working.

The Whidbey Institute (www.whidbeyinstitute.org)
A non-profit educational institution that cultivates creative forms of leadership and community on behalf of Earth, Spirit and the Human Future. Through local, bioregional and international educational activities, the Whidbey Institute serves people who want to engage with environmental, social and spiritual challenges.

Slow Food USA (www.slowfoodusa.org)
Renewaing America's Food Traditions Project (RAFT)
Aiming to document, restore, and celebrate the incredible diversity of America's edible plants, animals, and food traditions, RAFT is the country's first eco-gastronomic conservation project. The founding partners of RAFT are: American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University, Chefs Collaborative, Cultural Conservancy, Native Seed/SEARCH, Seed Savers Exchange, and Slow Food USA.

Think Salmon (www.thinksalmon.com)
A joint effort of Pacific Salmon Foundation and the Fraser Basin Council, Think Salmon is about inspiring individuals and organizations to contribute to the best possible conditions and environment for British Columbia's Pacific salmon.

The Mattole Salmon Group (www.mattolesalmon.org)
The Mattole Salmon Group was formed in 1980 by local citizens who were concerned with the declining salmon populations in the Mattole River. They were the first watershed-wide, entirely citizen-run effort in the Pacific Northwest to begin restoring native salmon runs. They continue to conduct community outreach, environmental education, habitat and species monitoring, and many other projects benefiting the watershed in cooperation with other local groups.

A Forest for Every Classroom
A professional development program for educators focused on place-based education in New England. From their website: “Today's students will become responsible citizens if they understand the places in which they live, and if they have educational opportunities based on real life issues that encourage them to be stewards of their own communities.”

Clearing Magazine (www.clearingmagazine.org)
Clearing Magazine is a unique quarterly magazine that serves as the journal of environmental, place-based, natural resources education in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the western US and Canada.

Surf Your Watershed!
Created by the EPA, this site helps you locate your watershed. Once you do so, you can access a watershed profile, including citizen-based groups at work in the watershed, environmental websites involving the watershed, assessments of watershed health, and many types of information provided by the United States Geologic Survey (USGS).

Outdoor Schools
There are many versions of the outdoor school model. Find one in your home community today! Here are some of the ones that have come to our attention.
• Northwest Outdoor Science School
• Headwaters Outdoor School Santa Cruz, CA
• Nevada Outdoor School Winnemucca, NV
• Echo Hill Outdoor School Worton, MD
• Moran Outdoor School Olga, WA
• Woodleaf Outdoor School Yuba County, CA
• Tillamook County Outdoor School Tillamook County, OR
• Keats Island and Gambier Island, Howe Sound, BC Canada
• 1st Alaska Outdoor School Fairbanks, AK

Northwest Earth Institute (www.nwei.org)
Northwest Earth Institute aims to inspire people to take responsibility for Earth. NWEI develops innovative programs in Portland, transports them to Northwest communities where they are offered through local groups, and assists others to replicate them in other regions.

Wiser Earth (www.wiserearth.org)
The World Index for Social and Environmental Responsibility (WISER) serves the people who are transforming the world. It is a community directory and networking forum that maps and connects non-governmental organizations and individuals addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights, and more. Content is created and edited by people like you.

The Whidbey Institute (www.whidbeyinstitute.org)
A non-profit educational institution that cultivates creative forms of leadership and community on behalf of Earth, Spirit and the Human Future. Through local, bioregional and international educational activities, the Whidbey Institute serves people who want to engage with environmental, social and spiritual challenges.

Urban Permaculture Guild (www.urbanpermacultureguild.org)
An organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform how they live and the urban places where they live. They facilitate artistic and ecologically oriented placemaking and educational projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world.

The Island Institute (www.islandinstitute.org)
Focuses on assisting island and coastal communities in their efforts to maintain a quality of life along the Gulf of Maine by working closely with community members on a variety of projects designed to improve education, community development and marine resources.

The City Repair Project (www.cityrepair.org)
City Repair Project is an organized group action that educates and inspires communities and individuals to creatively transform the places where they live. City Repair began its work with the idea that localization (of culture, of economy, of decision-making) is a necessary foundation of sustainability.