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Birthing BLC’s: Cascadia Regional Organizing Call

WA

This is a space for everyone within the bioregion to come together with others to start to create a shared identity across our bioregion, and have learning exchanges. This series of meetings supports the Birthing BLCs learning journey and will be held every other Thursday at 9:30 am in the off weeks. There will be opportunities for design discussions around material in the learning journey webinars. We’ll also share updates and can have some breakouts into Cascadia bioregions. The  #Cascadia bioregion is a system of 75 distinct ecoregions – brought together by the Columbia, Fraser, and Snake watersheds, and a growing bioregional identity that strives to nurture a regenerative culture for the future of our planet. Sitting along the Northeastern Pacific rim of Northern America, Cascadia stretches or 2,500 miles (4,000 km) from the Copper River in Southern Alaska, to Cape Mendocino, approximately 200 miles north of San Francisco, and east as far as the Yellowstone Caldera and continental divide. It encompasses all of the state of Washington, all but the southeastern corner of Idaho, and portions of Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, Yukon, and British Columbia. About 18 million people call Cascadia home. If you’re one of them, we’d love to meet you! Brandon Letsinger and Clare Attwell, part of the Regenerate Cascadia core team, will hold the process with regular sharings from some of the current prototyping in RC and including emergent structures and processes resulting from the Cascadia Bioregional Activation tour (you can still view session recordings from this six-day event featuring local and international speakers). However, this space is for you! It nurtures connections between all of us and supports and empowers your work. No connection to RC is needed or asked, but those who would like to help us develop our processes as we join this learning journey are also welcome. We’ll all practice fractally scale-linking within our bioregion and with other bioregions across the continent and planet, as well as opportunities for connection and collaboration. Join us to explore the possibilities! #Cascadia #Bioregions #Bioregionalism

Bioregional Learning Bi-Weekly Steward Meeting

Online

This is a weekly meeting to discuss the formation of a stewardship group committed to the formation of a bioregional education guild stewardship group. This would be a group that takes responsibility for the “stewardship” of a “guild” focused on supporting “bioregional education” in “Cascadia”. This requires that we figure out who we are, and come to a shared understanding of what these words mean. Please visit our working guild page to see what we are talking about and then attend a session: Bioregional Education Page

Bioregional Learning Bi-Weekly Steward Meeting

Online

UPDATE May 23, 2024:  On Pause. Can be rescheduled at the end of the Bioregional Learning Journey. This might be a great place for a pause and check in.  Admin can share where we’re at, discuss what people would like to see from a Bioregional Learning guild – the who, what, where, why, and then what we can do in the future to support and hold these processes. This is a every other weekly meeting to discuss the formation of a stewardship group committed to the formation of a bioregional education guild stewardship group. This would be a group that takes responsibility for the “stewardship” of a “guild” focused on supporting “bioregional education” in “Cascadia”. This requires that we figure out who we are, and come to a shared understanding of what these words mean. Please visit our working guild page to see what we are talking about and then attend a session: Bioregional Education Page

Campfire Friday

Online

Drop in and talk around the ”Campfire” Gathering around a “campfire” offers a time to simply connect, listen into the field, and build deeper connections in a way that informs our bioregional regeneration work. This process respects time-honored traditions of collective sense making. The sessions are hosted and usually include a small group of 6-8 people. There is a grounding and check in at the beginning, and themes may arise through which we deepen our conversation. Through these regular gatherings we build a cultural rhythm that can hold us on our journey together. At present we have general RC campfires but will eventually create more locally focused bioregional campfires where people can build connections and stories specific to their place.

2024 Whatcom Permaculture Design Course

Inspiration Farm 617 E Laurel Rd, Bellingham, WA, United States

When: 13 days – June-July, 2024 Where: Inspiration Farm, Queen Mtn. Homestead, Whatcom County This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning.100+ Hour Hands-On Community Focused Course  This unique learning experience covers everything from growing food & repairing tools to mindfulness & relational skills. Students will come away with a holistic foundation for using these skills in their personal lives and professional careers Early Bird Pricing is Available.  Online Information Session on Feb. 28th More info and Registration at: www.whatcompermaculture.com Course Format: This multi-week course covers homesteading skills and strategies in a hands-on learning community. The schedule is a mix of four in-person “Weekend Sessions” and a “Week-long Intensive” including camping and meals. Learning methods will include small and large group discussions, lectures, reflection/observation exercises, lots of hands-on skills practice and a diversity of reading, video and podcasts etc. Our “Whole Systems Approach” to learning includes; Regenerative Agriculture, Natural Building, Water Harvesting, Plant Propagation, Mindfulness Practices, Bioremediation, Animal Integration, Agroforestry, Landscape Analysis, Appropriate Technology, Tools for Healthy Relationships, Soil Science, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Communities, and much more! 

Exploring Bioregional Mapping: Understanding, Mapping, and Nurturing Our Connection to Place

WA

What is bioregional mapping? What is a bioregion? How do we map the layers and connections important to each place, stories left off traditional maps, and develop bioregional frameworks needed to steward our homes? Welcome to “Exploring Bioregional Mapping,” a four-week journey into bioregionalism and mapping. In this interactive course, we will delve into the principles, techniques, and applications of bioregional mapping, focusing on helping each of us map our home places – unique regions known as bioregions. Course Description: In this course, we’ll lay the foundation by exploring the core principles of bioregionalism. We’ll discuss the importance of ecological boundaries, interconnectedness, and local self-sufficiency and how these concepts shape our understanding of bioregions. By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid grasp of the fundamentals of bioregionalism and its relevance to mapping. We’ll dive into the principles and techniques of bioregional mapping. You’ll learn to map a bioregion, from gathering data to visualizing ecological boundaries. We’ll explore various tools and methods used in bioregional mapping and discuss the importance of incorporating local knowledge and community perspectives into the mapping process. How do you map your bioregion and identify local ecosystems, resources, and community assets? You’ll apply the knowledge and skills gained throughout the course through group discussions and collaborative exercises to create your own bioregional map. By the end of the course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of your bioregion and how you can contribute to its conservation and well-being. Each week, we will focus on a different topic, with a brief presentation, time for discussion, and an activity to help people map their home places and bioregions. After the four-week course, people will be invited to undertake a process for mapping their home places and share their initial research and findings with the group, helping us create an atlas of bioregions and bioregional frameworks that people find important.