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Cascadia Bioregion Atlas: A Collaborative Student Atlas from Western Washington University

The Cascadia Bioregion Atlas is a collaboratively written living atlas of the Cascadia Bioregion created by GIS Certificate candidates at Western Washington University with guidance by Dr. Aquila Flower. New maps and datasets will be added in future academic years....

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the Cascadia DOB is proud to partner with the University of Washington GIS Certificate Program

The Cascadia Department of Bioregion is excited to partner with the University of Washington GIS Certificate program to work with a team of students to develop Cascadia related applications. This is also very exciting in that the Department of Bioregion just received our nonprofit ESRI ArcGIS online and desktop versions,…...

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The Edge Prize: Applications are Open! Presented by the Salmon Nation and Terran Collective.

‍The Edge Prize is your opportunity to share what works, big or small, and find the others who want to join you, fund you, learn from you, or replicate your efforts locally. This is not a business plan competition. This is not a “pitch” competition. It’s not really a contest…...

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Cooperative Gardens Commission: 4th Seed Distribution Applications are Open

Founded in March 2020, the Cooperative Gardens Commission (CGC) is a grassroots collective working to support food sovereignty efforts in response to COVID-19. The pandemic heightened the persistent injustice in our food system, falling especially hard on BIPOC, poor, undocumented, and otherwise marginalized communities. Our primary work is focused on…...

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What is Bioregionalism? Great webcards using the DOB by the Alliance for a Viable Future

The Department of Bioregion is proud to be included in this post by Alliance for a Viable Future which also cites our executive director Brandon Letsinger. Check out more about their organization and learn more at: https://www.allianceforaviablefuture.org/ and give them a follow @allianceforaviablefuture View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View…...

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Sign up for a Copy of the Cascadia Spoke

The Cascadia SPOKE is a new community publication to promote place based realities and provide a written hub where diverse voices, artists, poets and communities can share topics, issues and news most important to them in a physical format. Our first issue, coming out this winter, features work from more…...

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Very Happy Dougsgiving! A Guide to Making Every Celebration a Bioregional One

Very happy holiday season fellow Cascadians!During this time of year, we want to celebrate what our bioregion gives us, the wonderful people living here in a seasonal and sustainable way. Choosing even one of the following steps can be a great way to have a more bioregionally friendly, inclusive meal.…...

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Cascadia hoodies and shirts for the holidays, what designs would you like to see?

We're excited to do a run of Cascadia shirts and hoodies for the holidays this year and I'd love to get your opinion on design, color, size and type. We've got six designs we're currently looking at, and I'm curious what you'd like to see....

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CascadiaNW Solstice in the Park: 2023 Arts in the Parks Grant Application

The Department of Bioregion is excited to share our application for the City of Seattle 2023 Arts in the Park grant through our program the Cascadia Northwest Arts and Music Festival. Cascadia Northwest Solstice in Seattle will be an all ages event taking place in Beer Sheva Park on Saturday,…...

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Cascadia Guerrilla Art School: Spatial Justice through Street Art Grant Application

The Department of Bioregion was excited to apply for the City of Seattle's Spatial Justice through Street Art grant on November 8th....

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