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A 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. […]
Read MoreConnecting Our Species: Planet Reports: Find out how local bioregional activities are becoming prevalent on a global scale. This issue includes a comprehensive interview with David Suzuki by Peter Berg on local grassroots activism, planetary and ecological awareness; reports from South of the Alps, Rhineland, Spain, Scotland, Japan, and the U.S.; a review of Stephanie […]
Read More“Bridge to the Future” September 14-17, 1995 (Thursday thru Sunday) Location: Sonoma County. Redwood Camp (also known as Berkeley Music Camp), on Austin Creek (the last tributary of the Russian River before its confluence with the ocean). The camp is set in old growth and secondary growth redwoods. Located 5 miles north of Highway 116 […]
Read MoreA Metamorphosis for Cities is an article that outlined the blueprint for transforming urban areas to bring them into “balanced reciprocity with natural systems.” Subsequent work by Planet Drum Foundation in cooperation with the Eco City Movement in Ecuador stems from the vision this article described. [Excerpted with permission from Putting Power in its Place, […]
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