Replicable & Scalable Ideas

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Determined People, Inspired Stories

Indigenous, Science + Technology

December 11, 2025

In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.

Indigenous, From Magic Canoe, Salmon

January 2, 2026

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

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, Video

December 2, 2025

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

Coastal Communities/Marine, From Magic Canoe, 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.

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