Rooted in the watersheds of Whatcom County, Regenerate Whatcom is a growing community of residents, organizations, and stewards working together to regenerate our landscapes, economies, and cultures—place by place, project by project.
As a bioregional node within the broader Regenerate Cascadia network, Regenerate Whatcom serves as a hub for regenerative action in “Whatcom,” the “noisy waters” of the northern Salish Sea. We are grounded not in county lines, but in the living systems of our place—spanning from the Nooksack River watershed to the shores of Bellingham Bay, and from the Salish Sea inland to the forests and mountains that feed our ecosystems.
Current Stewards:
- Brian Kerkvliet
- David Ketter
- David MacLeod
- Cory Sevin
Contact us:
Whatcom at regeneratecascadia.org
If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution to support our effort you can do so HERE
Help us celebrate becoming a Landscape Group with Regenerate Cascadia and start visioning together!
Read more about the formation Regenerate Whatcom, in the article Written by David MacLeod published in the Whatcom Watch HERE
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Our current vision for the next year (this is a first pass – check back for updates!):
Discussing and articulating our educational philosophy and pedagogy (this will guide the development and teaching methodology of all activities that include an educational component, and most of our activities likely will).Learn more about past events and the Bioregional movement on these links
A solid core team with shared mission and vision, core values, trust and solid minimal viable structures and processes, especially decision making to manage our work, is established.
Generative relationships with Lummi and Nooksack tribes participating (in ways they define) are in progress.
One or more bio-regional mapping and follow-up strategy sessions yielding a “best knowledge based” strategy for a portfolio of projects for the regeneration of our landscape have occurred.
We will hold a strategic planning sessions for all aspects of RW’s work
At least 3-4 “circles of commitment and regenerative activity” work steadily at the speed of community and trust and making progress (e.g. focus on water cycle, education, land management practices, urban landscape restoration, art circles, community building, finances).
The Bioregional Reflection activities that are part of the Landscape Group application are used in strategy sessions.
Budgeting and financial management systems are established.
Aspects of our work that require funding, such as paid positions, have been identified and fundraising strategies developed to implement them, such as, participating in flow funding opportunities.
Regular get-togethers on the land-sharing fun, knowledge, food, art are happening.
Explore ways to partner and/or support agencies and organizations already engaged in earth regeneration in the region.
Support is in place for 2 – 4 regeneration projects in the region.
We are connecting people with time and energy to specific regeneration projects in the area.
Develop processes that help ensure that our work together is not sourced from the same mindset, biases, blindspots, collective traumas, etc. that have led to the metacrisis in the first place. We are exploring and articulating a Vision, Mission, and Core Values that will inform our ways of communicating, governance structures, meeting and decision making processes.
- https://regeneratecascadia.org/regenerate-whatcom/
- https://regeneratecascadia.org/
- https://design-school-for-regenerating-earth.mn.co/
- https://www.bioregionalearth.org/
- https://www.bioregionalearth.org/pathway/design-pathway
- https://thearchdruidreport-archive.200605.xyz/2006/08/problems-and-predicaments.html
- https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetaryboundaries.html
- https://www.bioregionalearth.org/blog/regenerate-cascadia
- https://www.wcls.org/people-of-the-salish-sea/
- https://cascadiabioregion.org/cascadia-the-name
Regenerate Whatcom Links and Ways to Engage
RW Update Zoom Gathering slide deck.
Powerpoint presentation we showed at the 10/28/25 zoom gathering.
Email: Whatcomatregeneratecascadia.org
Use to share your thoughts and comments with us. Please indicate which person you are addressing your email to, if anyone. If you’re not already on the RW mailing list, send a note asking us to add you!
Regenerate Whatcom Connections Sheet
A great resource to learn about each other’s needs and wants are, and a great place to discover people you might want to work with. Please add your information to this sheet.
Regenerate Cascadia Mighty Networks site (coming soon!)
This will be a place to connect with each other, share ideas/projects, read announcements and much more. Stay tuned for more information.
Transition Whatcom Events Page
An excellent place to learn about upcoming regeneration related events and more!
Regenerate Whatcom on the Regenerate Cascadia website
This site has basic information about RW but is not yet as functional as the Regenerate Whatcom Community site. Yet to be determined how it will be used in the future.
Design School for Regenerating Earth
This is the Mighty Network page for DSRE. LOTS of information about bioregionalism and the global earth regeneration movement. Great place to learn more and take a deep dive into the movement.
Ways to Share Your Passions and Enthusiasm!
Now: Help promote the “Water is Life” event. Spread the word. Help us put up posters around town.
Near Future
- help with communication
- establishing social media presence
- increase reach in community
- event/project planning, management, promotion and coordination
- propose a workshop/site visit
- fundraising/book-keeping
- big picture organizational development/visioning/governance
- Your ideas!!!
- Have other ways you would like to help out? Have an idea about a workshop, gathering, tour, etc. you would like to share? Please let us know!