An exploration of what it will take to regenerate our bioregion.

TWO EVENTS!

– Presentation on Saturday evening starting at 7pm

– 3 Whatcom County tours on Sunday starting at 10am.

Presentation by Joe Brewer on the Regenerate Cascadia project.

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The Design Pathway for Regenerating Earth: Bioregionalism and the Regenerate Cascadia Movement

• When: Saturday, October 28^th 7-9pm 
• Where: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship 1207 Ellsworth Street

Presented by Joe Brewer, Co-Founder of the Design School for Regenerating Earth and Brandon Letsinger, founder of CascadiaNow! and the Department of Bioregion which Regenerate Cascadia is a program of. Q&A and discussion to follow the presentation. For more information visit Regenerate Cascadia’s web site.

NO NEED TO RSVP FOR THE SUNDAY EVENING PRESENTATION, JUST SHOW UP.

Free! Whatcom County Tours on Sunday Oct. 29th 10am -5pm

Tour guides will describe their projects, how they might be connected to each other and to the larger regeneration movement.  Sharing successes, challenges and next steps in regional regeneration work.

PLEASE RSVP FOR THE TOURS BELOW SO WE KNOW HOW TO PLAN.

Tour Regenerative Water Intigrated Systems at Inspiration Farm and adjoining land.

Sun. 29th 10am-1pm, 619 E. Laurel Rd.

Starting with a brief presentation / discussion by Joe and Brian. Followed by an Information filled tour of Inspiration Farm. Highlighting process of the regenerative work being done here and the neighbors re-wilded property. Starts at 10am sharp

We will also explore the adjoining gravel pit and envision ways to restore it to a functioning ecosystem from its existing context.

We will have nut tree seeds for people to plant as we walk around with planting sticks. Doing the work as we talk and walk. Or “Walking our talk” Bring a planting/walking stick if you have one.

Lunch break at Inspiration Farm with discussion 30-40 min.

Bring a sack lunch or something to share potluck style. Kitchen available if you need to heat something up, or make some tea. We will have seating and a covered area for lunch. Please RSVP below so we know how many to expect.

Tour Edaphos Wildlife Sanctuary

1:30-2:30pm 5351 Dinkel Rd. off Smith rd.

After Lunch, We will migrate 4 miles to another part of the water catchment at Hunter’s Edaphos Wildlife Sanctuary.

Hunter is a Soil specialist and runs a consulting practice. This property was a 6 ac. pasture that he is restoring to a wetland integrated system. See the water earthworks that was installed 2 years ago.

Talk to Hunter about his vision and the planting and planning work in process.

• Overview of original state of property
• Tour of regeneration efforts: ponds, swales, native plantings, etc.
• Composting and mulching efforts

Tour River Farm of the Evergreen Land Trust

Tour 3 – 5pm, 3231 Hillside Rd Deming, Wa

Starting at 3pm, Welcome and Introductions

Short presentations of projects and initiatives, Including:

• Doug Dobyns from River Farm on Intentional Communities and Stewardship Trusts
• Alex Harris from ReSources on Ecological forestry projects.
• Kulshan Carbon Trust, how biochar fits in
• Whatcom Conservation District overview and how it connects to Kulshan Carbon Trust
• 4ish: Quench and open biochar furnace.
• 5:00 Open discussion with Joe and Brandon

Please RSVP below to stay in the loop

What to expect and how to prepare for this event:

We will be driving from one location to the next. Please try to carpool if possible some locations have limited parking.

These tours will be outdoors walking on wet and at times uneven ground so wear appropriate foot wear. Dress warm for the weather, bring extra clothes and warm drink. A tea station and indoor facilities will be available at Inspiration Farm. The walk portion may be up to 1/2 mile.

Please note: Your information will be shared with Regenerate Cascadia and with Transition Whatcom.  We will not share or use information provided for anything other than keeping you informed about this event and/or for future Regenerate Cascadia and Transition Whatcom events. Thank you for RSVPing!

Donations can be made to support this effort at Regenerate Cascadia.

Thank you for your support.

Then in Skagit on the 30th

Sponsored by: Regenerate Cascadia and Transition Whatcom.

Regenerate Cascadia, a 501(c)3 program of the Department of Bioregion  

Co-sponsored by: Inspiration Farm, Edaphos Wildlife Sanctuary, River Farm, Kulshan Carbon Trust, ReSources, Whatcom Conservation District, Sustainable Bellingham  and the Multi-faith Network for Climate Justice. We thank you for your work!