A bioregion at home.
Cascadia is the bioregion of the Pacific Northwest, defined by the watersheds of the Pacific salmon and the great river systems that drain the western slope of the continent. It is among the most thoroughly mapped, articulated, and organized bioregions in the world today, both because of the depth of Indigenous presence within it and because of the sustained scholarly and movement work that has gathered around the idea of place.
The Department of Bioregion’s local fellowship in Cascadia is held by three organizations and one festival.
Programs and gatherings
Cascadia Department of Bioregion
The local Department of Bioregion for the Cascadia bioregion. Carries the place-rooted programs, partnerships, and steward network specific to Cascadia, and pilots the operating model that other bioregional Departments adapt for their own watersheds. cascadiabioregion.org → · about CDOB
Regenerate Cascadia
The flagship bioregional movement organization of the Cascadia bioregion, working from northern California to southeast Alaska. Convenes the program clusters, field schools, and infrastructure that move bioregional practice from idea to ground. regeneratecascadia.org → · about RC
Cascadia Northwest Arts and Music Festival
An annual festival celebrating the artists, musicians, and cultural makers of the Cascadia bioregion. Bioregionalism made tangible through gathering, sound, story, and place. cascadianw.org → · about CNWAMF
Beyond Cascadia
Cascadia sits within Turtle Island and is one of many bioregions on this continent. See North America for the continental-scale gatherings and the bioregional federation work happening across the land.