We work for an independent and regenerative Cascadian bioregion as part of an interconnected world of bioregional movements.
Image from the Cascadia-Institute
Cascadia is the name of the land given by the people who live here and a bioregional movement to empower every person to be active about what they care about.
The Cascadia bioregion sits on the east coast of the Pacific Rim, defined through the watersheds of the Columbia, Fraser and Snake Rivers, stretching all the way from Alaska to northern California, as far east as the Yellowstone Caldera, and for as far as the salmon swim.
We work to protect the things we love, grow a positive regional identity, increase the independence and autonomy of our bioregion, reverse harmful colonial mindsets and policies, and grow a network of bioregional movements around the world.
This is the first in a series that seeks to identify and explore bioregions throughout the world. As an introduction, the reader is guided through the process of bioregional mapping as we look at a well studied but unrecognized bioregion: Kwongan