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A view of Portland, Oregon from the Broadway Bridge

A walking tour of resilience in Portland

By Tim Gibbins In the past twenty years, geologists have determined that the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 600-mile-long fault off the Northwest coast, is overdue for a major earthquake. The last major quake was on January 26th, 1700 on the …

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June 11, 2012 07 May 2020

Steelhead leaping at Salmonberry Falls, Oregon (Photo by Melissa Tatge)

Salmon and resilience: Beyond simple fixes

By Joseph Cone Excerpted from the preface to Pathways to Resilience: Sustaining Salmon Ecosystems in a Changing World (Oregon Sea Grant, 2012). What is the path we’re on if it’s not a path to resilience? The path of the status …

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April 27, 2012 01 October 2014

Colorful map of the world by bioregion

Remapping the world: Overcoming boundaries to a resilient future

By Jens Ambsdorf In the last twenty years, we have made tremendous progress in imagining ways to create a better, more sustainable world. We see this vision documented in the declarations and guiding principles the UN and other governing bodies …

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April 17, 2012 01 October 2014

The Skeena River photo by Sam Beebe

Patagonia creates new market for First Nations’ salmon

By Tim Gibbins The Skeena River in northwestern British Columbia is a fabled salmon fishery with many fish-processing plants along its banks. But the company running the newest plant in Thornhill, BC, might surprise you. It’s Patagonia. Beginning this week …

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April 13, 2012 01 October 2014

A salmon being deboned with a handknife.

Renewing traditions at Celilo

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March 16, 2012 15 January 2020

Snakes in brown leaves

Why is it so hard to care — about snakes or the climate?

Why is it so hard to care about snakes? Or the desert? The climate? And especially the environment more generally?

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March 12, 2012 09 March 2020

Fishing boat in the waters of Alaska

Marine Stewardship Council certification worth the trouble for Alaska fisheries

By Allison Bidlack From Alaska Dispatch, 3/8/12 Lately, the seafood world has been abuzz with the news that the Alaska salmon industry has pulled out of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification process, after much negotiation and debate. This means …

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March 9, 2012 19 December 2015