What’s Next for Cascadia Department of Bioregion? Welcome Drew Alcoser Llano

Filming on location at Kalama River, a 2025 update for supporters of Cascadia Stack

Welcome Drew, we are thrilled to have you on board, adding to the Cascadian community of care!

The Community Steward works to build networks, onboard, and support efforts across the bioregion. This includes project coordination; supporting events, and local projects. Drew (pronouns: they/them) will also assist in the development of products at the Cascadia Dept. of Bioregion store and website management.

Why Bioregionalism Matters to Me

According to Drew, they can readily pinpoint the need for bioregionalism as a means to bridge humanity within a climate adaptation frame. “The mission of Cascadia Department of Bioregion is crucial at this precarious intersection of extreme capitalism, over-extraction, and natural resource depletion. I am grateful to be a part of this movement because it feels so inclusive, and gives me a sense of belonging. In this role, I will foster an ecological identity in my interactions with others; knowledge-rich and asset-based, which will be empowering at a time when democracy is in peril. People are looking to come together for collaboration and to find joy”

What I’m Bringing to This Role

Drew’s experience in change management, forest advocacy, social entrepreneurship, and climate justice will bring a courageous spirit into the next chapter of the Cascadia Movement.

With degrees in social science and organizational leadership, Drew recently completed a Master’s Certificate in Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Portland State University, which led to the 2023 founding of Cascadia Stack, offering– (and training facilitators to become peer support leaders for) climate grief meetings. Drew also advocates for forests in SW Washington with Alliance for Community Engagement (ACE) and is a member of the steering committee for the Portland chapter of Transformational Resilience Coordinating Network (TRCN). As a membership director and volunteer, at other organizations, Drew has had years of experience in different systems and databases. Drew’s connections to individuals, movers, shakers, and the business and entrepreneur community has influenced their approach and sharpened their listening skills.

What I’m Most Excited to Support

Besides being an unapologetic systems-nerd, Drew said, “The one aspect of this role at C-DoB is the opportunity to help members find their own path and pace in the Cascadia Movement.”

“I am really looking forward to working with rural areas and welcoming people of color, and differently abled folks, and when capacity and organizational bandwidth increases, providing language access (including ASL) into the Movement’s spaces.”

As a 6th year resident of Cascadia, Drew has become an active climate advocate, a lifelong student and consumer of climate resilience content adding that “expressiveness is the thread that binds us to one another and how many people new to the Movement will find us. These paths are especially important to nurture as we enter into what Joanna Macy termed The Great Turning. I will be paying close attention to the talents, and gaps in community bonds that can bring people together based on their interests, hobbies, passions, and learning journeys. I would LOVE to form a solarpunk guild that has both an innovation aspect and a strong storytelling / art & creativity blend!”

Invitation to Connect

Join us in welcoming Drew! Ask them about how “mending past wrongs while seeking a just transition to a resilience-based bioregion will sustain a courageous spirit into the next chapter of the Cascadia Movement.”

Send a welcome message to Drew, here: community@cascadiabioregion.org

Also— see Cascadia Stack on Instagram @cascadia_stack

PVC Patches Are Back In Stock And Pre-Orders For Many More Items

We here at Department of Bioregion just wanted to thank everyone who has already pre-ordered our sticker and PVC Classic Doug Patches. We now have both our stickers in stock and have been sent out and tonight our PVC patches have just arrived, so we are currently packing and getting your orders ready to be picked up tomorrow! If you would like to grab either a pack of stickers, or grab some stickers in bulk, or grab one of our new PVC patches, please just follow the hyperlinks to our store.

We are also happy to announce, for those that might not have seen it yet, that we will be restocking our iron-on patches with the Classic Doug, Subdued, and Tactical color options as well as our classic 3’x5’ poly 200d flags. If you would like to make sure that you get your hands on any or all of the patches and the new flags once they’re back in stock, don’t hesitate to follow the hyperlinks to our store and pre-order now. The moment they become available to us, we will make sure they get packed and sent out as soon as possible!

Stickers Are Back In Stock And Available In Bulk!

We here at the Department Of Bioregion are happy to announce we have a huge new stock of our stickers in both Classic Cascadia Doug style and our all-inclusive Pride style! We have them available for purchase in a few different ways. We have options for getting four 3”x5” and four 2”x3” packs of Classic, Pride, or a mix of both.

You’re also able to bulk order 50 packs of either 3”x5” OR 2”x3” stickers in either Classic OR Pride, so you can share your love of Cascadia with your friends, family, and fellow Cascadians who you haven’t met yet. You can get your smaller packs here and if you’d like to buy in bulk, simply click here.

New Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, and Neck Gaiters Now In Stock!

Just in time for the holiday season! We're happy to announce the release of two new designs for shirts and cozy hoodies (in collaboration with Kotis Design), four different hats and the Doug flag Neck Gaiter.

Our first shirt and hoodie design is the Tri-Doug. The classic blue, white, and green Cascadia flag colors fill out the Douglas fir tree design. For shirts we have "deep black," "herb green," and "vino red" colorways while our zip-up hoodies come in deep black. Our 3xl hoodies are in a pullover design instead of zip-up.

We're also happy to unveil the Hex design as a shirt and pullover hoodie. The classic black Douglas fir tree is surrounded by an equilateral hexagon filled with destressed blue, white, and green colors of the Cascadia flag. Both the shirts and hoodies have the same colorways as the Tri-Doug but all hoodie sizes are in the pullover style.

The shirts are Allmade® Organic Cotton and Tri-Blend. While not USA made, they work hard to ethically source their material, and use labor practices to minimize damage to the environment. For the hoodies, we are using Royal Apparel™ 100% organic cotton, which is labor run, ethically sourced and made in the United States.

Now to protect your head we're releasing four different hat designs in a few different colorways. We have the classic Doug flag patch on six panel, mesh back, snapback hats in four different colorways. We have the classic black front panels with black mesh, navy blue front panels and oyster mesh, olive green front panels with oyster mesh, and charcoal grey front panels with oyster mesh. You can grab yours here.

We're also happy to have our Pride patch hat releasing along side, with the Philly pride flag backing our classic Doug fir. These hats have the same colorways as our classic Doug patch along with a fifth variant with black front panels and oyster mesh. Show off your pride by grabbing a hat here.

For our trucker hat fans, we also have screen-printed classic Doug flag on white foam and black mesh snapback hats and the Philly pride Doug flag screen-printed on black foam and mesh snapback hats.

Finally, we are proud to offer our Doug flag Neck Gaiters. Show off your Cascadian pride while you keep your neck and face warm this winter with this breathable Neck Gaiter showing the classic Doug flag.

David McCloskey Maps Are Now Back In Stock!

We are happy to announce that the David McCloskey Cascadia Map is now back in stock and ready to ship for the holiday season!

This highly detailed map was designed by David McCloskey and printed in high resolution on a large 27-1/2” wide X 39-1/4” high page. Perfect for wall hanging and so you can be able to appreciate the amount of work and detail that was put into the map.

For the first time from us, you are able to choose from classic glossy print or heavy laminated print which will protect from spills and accidents. You can grab your copy of this beautiful map in our store here.

USA Made Doug Flags!

One of our biggest goals here at Cascadia Dept of Bioregion has been to be able to offer USA made Cascadia Doug Flags at an affordable price. With the generous help from our friends over at Seattle Flag Makers, you can now get a high quality, digitally printed with eco-friendly ink flag!

This holiday season grab your favorite Cascadian (even if it's yourself) the highest quality, locally and sustainably made Doug flag, ethically made by a family-owned business with a focus on quality.

These flags are made with heavy duty, UV protected, 200 denier nylon fabric with thick and hardy canvas heading and brass gromets.

This is the perfect way to show of your Cascadian pride to your neighbors and spread the Cascadian movement, pick up your flag today!