Reposted by LANsl0t, Knight of Cascadia
On this day in 1980, Mt. St. Helens erupted, scattering her ashes across North America. We celebrate Cascadia Day in part to remember both the beauty and destruction nature can cause, and how it brings us together.
Expect more trivia to come this week as we celebrate Cascadia Day!
![Bioregionalism is a philosophy that suggests that political, cultural, and economic systems are more sustainable and just if they are organized around naturally defined areas called bioregions (similar to ecoregions). Bioregions are defined through physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries and soil and terrain characteristics. Bioregionalism stresses that the determination of a bioregion is also a cultural phenomenon, and emphasizes local populations, knowledge, and solutions.[1][example needed]
One scheme of potential North American bioregions based on watersheds.
Bioregionalism is a concept that goes beyond national boundaries—an example is the concept of Cascadia, a region that is sometimes considered to consist of most of Oregon and Washington, the Alaska Panhandle, the far north of California and the West Coast of Canada, sometimes also including some or all of Idaho and western Montana](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c5sixmgahyjvnoxe7paxcoph/bafkreih2veamurojbmqxfbrpzzvcqk5am7gyjffw5prp2wew46qzomiin4)
