“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 on Cazadero Highway, near Cazadero. Town Square: Public meeting place […]

“Planning A Sustainable Future” September 15-18, 1994 (Thursday thru Sunday) Location: Mendocino County.  Redwood Coast.  Mendocino Woodlands Camp, on the Little North Fork of Big River, off Mendocino -Little Lake Road (County Road 408). Conference: The focus is on the unique ecosystem of the coastal forests, watershed and fisheries, where the land and the ocean interact.  Discussions will cover: bioregional issues, explore our cultural heritage, […]

“Building a Bioregional Culture”(“A celebration of unity in diversity!”) September 10-13, 1992 (Thursday thru Sunday) Location: Siskiyou County.  Near Mount Shasta.  Methodist Church Camp (about a mile from Castle Lake, amidst old growth forest, native wildflower meadows, bubbling streams and spectacular views of Mount Shasta). Goal:Bringing bioregional culture to new levels of application, deepening understanding and commitment, better filling the system’s leadership vacuums, and building […]

“Northern California Big Time”* September 12-15, 1991 (Thursday thru Sunday ) *The First Bioregional Gathering respectfully borrowed the term ‘Big Time’ in honor of Californian’s First Peoples. The term ‘Big Time’ was and is used by California Native-Americans for large gatherings that evoke the past and explore the present and future.  This is accomplished by talking, listening, learning, demonstrating, telling stories, entertaining, and by celebrating […]

___________________ More about the symposium: ___________________ The Bioregional Basis of Community Consciousness A Public Symposium April 7-10, 1979 San Francisco Are we /\out of place in Northern California? Our Society is Heading in Two Conflicting Directions. One of these is the attempt to preserve regional culture, community identity, natural resources and political autonomy. The second retains the impetus of the Industrial Revolution and involves an […]