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“Restoring Watersheds, Communities & Ourselves” September 4-7, 1997 (Thursday thru Sunday) Location: Humboldt County. Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick’s Point State Park), within traditional Yurok/Karok land; near Eureka, just north of Arcata, California. “The host Six Rivers area of Shasta Bioregion possesses a wealth of advanced ecological programs and activities, knowledgeable professionals, and highly dedicated […]
Read MoreThis year’s Shasta Bioregional Gathering provided a chance for long-time bioregional activists to assemble and a platform on which young enthusiasts could express their ideas. The featured events were a vital mix of the practical and the spiritual, emphasizing the fact that it will take a great deal of physical, mental and emotional work […]
Read MoreThe great thing about watersheds is that they are the visible and sensual containers of our collective being. That visible and sensual part is very important. It’s really very hard to find ourselves in the trophic levels and energy exchanges that have come to define the ecological sciences. Watersheds are something we experience. We […]
Read MoreA natural system has semi-permeable boundaries that are constantly in a state of flux and flow. It is valuable to investigate the overall health to indicate how an ecosystem is affected by various human and natural activities, and to help humans understand the intricacies of the natural cycles that surround them. A “state of […]
Read MoreMainstreaming Watershedsalso Mexico: Gathering of the Americas EditorialFollowing Into the Mainstream, Annie F. Pyatak Circles of Correspondence (Regional Reports) Articles Mexico Poetry Announcements Reviews: Riffs, Reads & ReelsReadsReviewed by Peter Berg Reviewed by Reneé Lertzman Reviewed by Robert Barzan Reviewed by Martin A. Lee Reads & ReelsReviewed by Mark Feldman Green City Report by Ian […]
Read MoreBioregionalism Meets Local Autonomy in Mexico reports on the November 1996 Turtle Island Bioregional Gathering (TIBG) in Tepoztlán, Mexico. She squatted over another woman lying on the grass beside the parking area. The blood red cloth holding back her black hair was exactly the same color as her blouse, a long black skirt matched her […]
Read More3 R’s and a B: Bioregional School: This issue focuses on alternative education practices, specifically bioregional school programs, urban eco-education, and folk learning. 3 R’s and a B: Bioregional SchoolThis issue of RTS is dedicated to Binti Jua, Gorilla Mother Articles Announcements Reviews: Riffs, Reads & ReelsReadsReviewed by David Graves Reviewed by Kenton R. Miller […]
Read MoreIntroduction An indication that bioregional consciousness might contend with the highest level of officialculture in the United States arrived with a 1996 event titled Watershed: Writers, Natureand Community in Washington, DC. Convened by President Clinton’s appointed PoetLaureate Robert Hass, it brought a total audience of thousands to fill several auditoriums atthe Library of Congress and […]
Read MoreMeeting I “Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Work Group” Date:November 17, 1995 (Friday) Location:San Joaquin County. Terminous, CA. Schedule: Opening & Introductions: Nat Bingham. Welcome: Yvonne Mabee. Description of Tower Marina facilities and history of site as rail terminus for Delta agriculture Announcements: Nat Bingham, Leon Davies. Conference Reports Water Policy V Conference in Sacramento: Nat Bingham. […]
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