Replicable & Scalable Ideas

Creating new narratives for how to live well in Salmon Nation

Determined People, Inspired Stories

Indigenous, Salmon

December 4, 2025

An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.

Indigenous, Salmon

December 3, 2025

Teens who paddled the Klamath River from source to sea after the largest dam removal in history say their work is far from over.

Indigenous, Food Systems

November 28, 2025

Native chefs came together for one night only in Seattle for a traditional gastronomic showcase, featuring dishes by Sean Sherman, Pyet Despain, Rob Kinneen, and Luke Black Elk.

What Works, Local Economies

December 2, 2025

See how a frontline medical worker found new life in farming and selling pesticide-free blossoms.

Coastal Communities/Marine, Indigenous

November 18, 2025

Two days in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the annual Migratory Salmon Potlatch.

The Great Bear: Photography from British Columbia’s Central Coast

Words & Photography by:
Owen Perry

From Magic Canoe

This year, Kh’asheechtlaa, Louise Brady, a Tlingit matriarch, along with residents of Sitka, watched the extraordinary return of the herring, an abundance that once sustained Indigenous people for millennia.

By Spencer B. Beebe

Discover Ideas/The Tyee

From Alaska to California, people are creating successful enterprises that are low carbon, attuned to the ecology, and locally rooted. They’re employing, training, producing, and sustaining. Here you’ll find regular reports on what works for the bioregional economy we need.

Resources

A section devoted to relevant books, podcasts, films, documentaries, reports, and other resources, recommended items that help us make sense of our bioregion and the world. It’s stuff we like and hope you will, too.

Upcoming Events

Change comes through connection. On the ground. In person. Together. Take a look at our list of local events and join us to celebrate and co-create lasting solutions within Salmon Nation.

Events

December 10, 2025

A webinar exploring Columbia Land Trust’s tools and techniques for caring for estuaries.

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