Paul Cereghino

Field Station May 2-4!

Come spend time outside working with plants and soils and exploring ecosystem stewardship? Are you interested in our riverscape commons? Would you like to meet like-minded people through practical collaboration? Please join us.

Biocultural Restoration Field Stations are dispersed camps where we study ecosystems, restoration, agroforestry, and the social systems capable of stewardship. This spring camp will revolve around foraging greens, patch design, and site preparations for the next winter camp. The weather will be mysterious, and the river cold. Our campsite is in a 100-acre tribally-owned river forest. We assess and tend patches and work closely with tribal crews to restore biodiversity and increase the cultural value of the riparian zone. We aim to develop a stewardship system where people can gather, develop skills as part of a network of stewards on common lands.

The current site steward, Paul Cereghino has 35 years of experience in Salish Sea conservation, with a practical background in landscape construction, field ecology, and environmental horticulture, and professional work in cartography, regional restoration planning, river ecology, and salmon recovery. The Snohomish Conservation District is our sponsor. Teaching and learning are student-directed, organic, and often embodied. Participation is free in exchange for around four hours a day of your labor, tailored to your abilities.

Field Stations attract a unique and interesting crowd for learning and networking. The relaxed pace allows for the exploration of a range of practical and conceptual topics about the stewardship of our bioregion. Inhabiting a restoration site allows for a deeper connection with the place and deeper conversations about the meaning of ecological restoration in context. We hope you will join us.

REGISTRATION https://forms.gle/N6gTNBNhUyodJ9Sv6

https://salishsearestoration.org/.../Skykomish_Field_Station

We have set dates for the 2025 Skykomish Field Stations and we are having a winter camp on February 21-23!
Do you like to spend time outside working with plants and soils and learning about ecosystems? Are you interested in the stewardship of our commons? Would you like to meet like minded people through practical collaboration? Please join us.

Our field stations are dispersed camps on the Skykomish River, where we study ecosystems, restoration, and agroforestry. This late winter camp will revolve around plant propagation, staying warm, and preparing for future field stations. The campsite is within a 100-acre tribally-owned river forest, where we are assessing and tending multiple sites and working closely with tribal crews to restore biodiversity and increase the cultural value of these ecologically important areas. We aim to develop a stewardship system where any person can develop the relationships and skills to become a biocultural steward of conservation lands throughout the Salish Sea, and part of a network of stewards.

The current site steward, Paul Cereghino has 35 years of experience in Salish Sea conservation, with a practical background in landscape construction, field ecology and environmental horticulture, and professional work in cartography, regional restoration planning, river ecology, and salmon recovery. Representatives from the Snohomish Conservation District are our hosts. Teaching and learning are student-directed, organic and often embodied. Participation is free in exchange for around four hours a day of your labor, tailored to your abilities.

Field Stations attract a unique and interesting crowd for learning and networking, and the relaxed pace allows for the exploration of a range of practical and conceptual topics about the stewardship of our bioregion. Inhabiting a restoration site allows for a deeper connection with the place and deeper conversations about the meaning of ecological restoration in context. We hope you will join us.

REGISTRATION  https://forms.gle/N6gTNBNhUyodJ9Sv6

https://salishsearestoration.org/.../Skykomish_Field_Station

We now have space in our August 9-11 Field Station!

Do you like working outside with plants and soils and learning about ecosystems? Are you interested in the stewardship of our commons? Would you like to meet like-minded people through practical collaboration? Please consider joining us.

Our field stations are dispersed camps on the Skykomish River, where we study ecosystems, restoration, and agroforestry. This summer camp will revolve around site assessment, tending old plantings, and preparing new planting sites for next winter camps, and we'll be hosting an Edmonds College Human Ecology group. The campsite is within a 100-acre tribally-owned river forest, where we are assessing and tending multiple sites, working closely with tribal crews, to restore biodiversity and increase the cultural value of these ecologically important areas. We aim to develop a replicable system by which any person can develop the relationships and skills to develop a bio-cultural stewardship relationship on conservation lands throughout the Salish Sea, as part of a network of stewards.

The current site steward, Paul Cereghino has 35 years of experience in Salish Sea conservation, with a practical background in landscape construction, field ecology, and environmental horticulture, and professional work in cartography, regional restoration planning, river ecology, and salmon recovery. Representatives from the Snohomish Conservation District are our hosts. Teaching and learning are student-directed, organic, and often embodied. Participation is free in exchange for around four hours a day of your labor, tailored to your abilities.

Field Stations attract a unique and interesting crowd for learning and networking, and the relaxed pace allows for exploring a range of practical and conceptual topics about the stewardship of our bioregion. Inhabiting a restoration site allows for a deeper connection with the place and deeper conversations about the meaning of ecological restoration in this context. We hope you will join us.

REGISTRATION  https://forms.gle/N6gTNBNhUyodJ9Sv6

https://salishsearestoration.org/.../Skykomish_Field_Station

Spring Field Station is almost here. Do you like to spend time outside exploring your relationship with ecosystems? Please consider joining us.  

Our field stations are dispersed camps on the Skykomish River, for learning about ecosystems, restoration, and agroforestry. This spring camp will revolve around tending old plantings and preparing sites for next winter's camps. The campsite is within a 100-acre tribally-owned river forest, where we are assessing and tending multiple sites, working closely with tribal crews, to restore biodiversity and increase the cultural value of these ecologically important areas. We aim to develop a replicable system by which any person can develop the relationships and skills to develop a bio-cultural stewardship relationship on conservation lands throughout the Salish Sea, as part of a network of stewards.  

The current site steward, Paul Cereghino has 35 years of experience in Salish Sea conservation, with a practical background in landscape construction, field ecology, and environmental horticulture, and professional work in cartography, regional restoration planning, river ecology, and salmon recovery. Representatives from the Snohomish Conservation District are our hosts. Teaching and learning are student-directed, organic, and often embodied. Participation is free in exchange for around four hours a day of your labor, tailored to your abilities.  

Field Stations attract a unique and interesting crowd for learning and networking, and the relaxed pace allows for the exploration of a range of practical and conceptual topics about the stewardship of our bioregion. Inhabiting a restoration site allows for a deeper connection with the place and deeper conversations about the meaning of ecological restoration in this context. We hope you will join us.  

REGISTRATION  https://forms.gle/N6gTNBNhUyodJ9Sv6

https://salishsearestoration.org/.../Skykomish_Field_Station

Thank you Riona,
There are groups such as Rewild Portland working on social forestry projects. I have also heard of group emerging around the Johnson Creek Watershed... I'd approach Quinn through the Regenerate Cascadia platform... looking to develop sites among the many restoration projects along that riverscape.

Paul

Please consider joining us,  
Our field stations are dispersed camps on the Skykomish River, for learning about ecosystems, restoration, and agroforestry. This winter camp will revolve around transplanting and layering shrubs. The campsite is within a 100-acre tribally-owned river forest, where we are assessing and tending multiple sites, working closely with tribal crews, to restore biodiversity and increase the cultural value of these ecologically important areas. We aim to develop a replicable system by which any person can develop the relationships and skills to develop a bio-cultural stewardship relationship on conservation lands throughout the Salish Sea, as part of a network of stewards.  
The current site steward, Paul Cereghino has 35 years of experience in Salish Sea conservation, with a practical background in landscape construction, field ecology and environmental horticulture, and professional work in cartography, regional restoration planning, river ecology, and salmon recovery. Representatives from the Snohomish Conservation District are our hosts. Teaching and learning are student-directed, organic and often embodied. Participation is free in exchange for your labor.  
Field stations attract a unique and interesting crowd for learning and networking, and the relaxed pace allows for the exploration of a range of practical and conceptual topics about the stewardship of our bioregion. Inhabiting a restoration site allows for a deeper connection with the place and deeper conversations about the meaning of ecological restoration in this context. We hope you will join us.  
Registration - https://forms.gle/tMqHCcNTQmrLNn9r8  
https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/The_Ecosystem_Guild/Skykomish_Field_Station

Hello Dear Colleagues,

Join us Oct 20-23 at our last planned field station and retreat of 2023. We are continuing preparations in the "mother garden" along the Skykomish River, and will return in February for a winter camp or two and the propagation season. We will continue assessments of patches, and also start layering (and exploring root cuttings) on hazelnuts, one of the common shrubby tree species on the dry river edge soils and a great basket material.

https://forms.gle/tMqHCcNTQmrLNn9r8

We've have had an additional conversation with our hosts at the Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Department, and they appreciated the work done and the direction we are headed, including the continued development of meadows and forest edge around railroad camp, as well as plan for a conservation thinning on a dense 20 year old conifer plantation 15 minutes downstream.

There are new properties coming into conservation along the river. Come become a site steward in our bioregional incubator and co-create the 250-year plan for stewardship and cultivation of Salish Sea river forests. Events involve dispersed camping without cost as part of a special volunteer training program with the Snohomish Conservation District.
https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/The_Ecosystem_Guild/Skykomish_Field_Station

We still have a few camp sites and the river is calling. Join us for a long weekend on the Skykomish River, near Monroe, Washington. We are working as guests on tribal land to prototype a regional self-organized volunteer-led system for increasing the constructive human presence on conservation lands.  

What does a temporary regenerative residence look like? That's what we get to figure out.  

Here's the signup, with links back to other resources. We camp, assist in the regeneration of riparian forests, play, forage, and tell stories.  https://forms.gle/tMqHCcNTQmrLNn9r8  

In addition to a fun opportunity to get dirty and swim in the river, our prototype camp is an opportunity for co-education and apprenticeship to support future "site stewards".
 
We have started documenting our work in pictures on the Salish Sea Wiki (a sister project), our bioregional open knowledge network. Joining this effort is free and volunteer-led.  

https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/The_Ecosystem_Guild/Skykomish_Field_Station

We are going out again at the end of August...

Join us for a long weekend on the Skykomish River, near Monroe, Washington. We are working as guests on tribal land to prototype a regional self-organized volunteer-led system for increasing the constructive human presence and regenerative tending of conservation lands.

What does all that mean?... we figure it out by doing it.  Here's the signup, with links back to other resources. We camp, assist in the regeneration of riparian forests, play, forage, and tell stories.

https://forms.gle/tMqHCcNTQmrLNn9r8

In addition to a fun opportunity to get dirty and swim in the river, our prototype camp is an opportunity for co-education and apprenticeship to support future "site stewards".

We have started documenting our work in pictures on the Salish Sea Wiki (a sister project), our bioregional open knowledge network.

https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/The_Ecosystem_Guild/Skykomish_Field_Station