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Introduction 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 other venues for a week. They heard dozens of contemporarynature […]
Connecting 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 Mills’ In Service of the Wild by Jim Dodge; Peter […]
Bioregional Directory & Map: A listing of more than 200 bioregional groups and publications in the Northern Americas as well as in Europe and Australia. This issue is a useful way to find bioregionally-minded groups and individuals in your area. Also included is a centerfold map of the represented bioregions of the Northern Americas produced by Steven Holloway. Perfect for bioregional organizers or contacts on […]
Things That Really Work: A Bioregional Tool Kit: Chronicles some of the tools and practices that have proven to be effective when bioregionally conscious individuals apply them to their lives. Articles include, Teach Local; Peter Berg’s Putting ‘Bio’ in Front of Regional; Making a Garden of Consequence; and Where Poems Come From: An Interview with Jerry Martien. Also included is a Circles of Correspondence section […]
Food as Place: Bioregional Agriculture: This issue focuses on agriculture as a multinational business and provides alternatives which directly relate to bioregionalism. Methods and benefits of locally-grown foods and gardens. Features include A Garden Growing Wild; Eating Our Teachers: Local Food, Local Knowledge; and Linking Plant Homelands and Human Homelands. Juan-Tomas Rehbock’s report on organic agriculture in Argentina, book reviews, Circles of Correspondence and Planet […]
Bioregional Culture: A look at several unique bioregions in the articles within this issue, from India to Silverton, Colorado. What bioregionalism means to different people and its significance in determining one’s own place. Circles of Correspondence: Oak Ridges Moraine, Aquaterra, Mexico, Intertribal Indian Park. Reads & Reads, Green City Report, Planet Drum Publications. Bioregional Culture EditorialBioregional Culture, Drawing to Scale, Marie Dolcini Circles of Correspondence […]
Eco-Governance II: Anatomy of the Shasta Bioregional Gathering: An in-depth survey and exploration of the first Shasta Bioregional Gathering in northern California from conception to realization including highlights, participant reports and musings. Also samples bioregional gathering observations/outlines from Toronto’s first Bioregion Week and the fifth TIBC held in Kerrville, Texas. Inspirational accounts and provocative critiques of the bioregional movement, questioning rhetoric and processes of congressing. […]
Eco-Governance Bioregional Gatherings: Informative accounts of bioregional gatherings in British Columbia, the Cascades, the Great Prairie, Ozarks, Detroit, the Great Lakes, Ohio River watershed, north central Pennsylvania, and Italy. Also features special reports from indigenous groups in the Dakota Black Hills, Mexico, Costa Rica, and San Francisco in response to the quincentennial of Columbus’ arrival; Peter Berg on Post-Environmentalist Origins; reviews, including educational magazines, bioregional […]
Exploring Urban Frontiers Circles of Correspondences Articles Announcements Reviews: Riffs, Reads & ReelsReads Reviewed by Peter Berg Reviewed by Marie Dolcini Reviewed by Seth Tager Reviewed by Seth Zuckerman Green City Center Report by Steven LewisGreen City/urban sustainability activities in the SF Bay Area. Planet Drum Pulse by Crofton DiackStakes Raisers and Planet Drum adventures in and out of the office Planet Drum PublicationsActivities, how to get […]
Europe Now: The Bioregional Prospect Circles of Correspondence Articles Weaving AlliancesNorth America Other Continents Announcements Green City Center Report by Steven LewisGreen City/urban sustainability activities in the SF Bay Area. Planet Drum Pulse by Marie DolciniStakes Raisers and Planet Drum adventures in and out of the office Planet Drum PublicationsActivities, how to get involved, items for sale and masthead. Reviews: Riffs, Reads & ReelsReadsReviewed by Kent Gerecke […]