Page 32 RAIN January/February 1985 governmental bodies and the media. The group requested a reading of the goals that were brainstormed at an April 7 meeting in Portland and published in the July/August Pacific Northwest Bioregion Report. Poet Gary Snyder suggested that these goals be added to this list-for-discussion: 1) Give aid and recognize rights of indigenous peoples, asking permis- ,sion to carry on with Earth-based organizing and asking what their problems and concerns are, so that these can be incorporated in bioregional initiatives; 2) Make plans for. habitat rehabilitation, i.e. restore salmon-spawning streams; 3) Strive to enable all species to liye in the Northwest that inhabitated the watersheds originally, including the grizzly bear. The group split into "wet side" (west of the Cascades) and "dry side" inhabitants and discussed ways to educat~ and organize themselves and oth~rfu about bioregionalism in the Northwest. Here's a run-down of those discussions: . The Dry S.id~ or Interior Northwest group adopted the bioregional goals published in RAIN with Snyder's additions. They hope to convene an interior Northwest congress next summer and planned further meetings at several barter fairs this fall. They wi~l use the Okanagan Natural News ·and the Tilth Journal for communication. Questions and proposals should be addressed to Kindler (Blueberry) Stout, 499 Annie Place, Cheney, WA 99004. The Wet Side or Maritime Northwest group subdivided into several groups. The Olympic Peninsula and South Sound Islands group hopes to hold a conference amongenvironmental and economically concerned organizations this fall. For details, contact Greg Braden, 825 Filmore, Port Townsend, WA98368. The Northwest Washington, San Juan Islands, and B.C. group is putting together a slide-tape show to convey' tfie spirit and beauty of the maritime Northwest. The premier showing is scheduled for Valentine's Day, February 14, 1985; the site is undetermined. Slideimagesandsounds,eerieand mundane, are being sent to Karl Meyer, 2015 Valley Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98225. A.composite map of each recording and p~oto site is being compiled by Gray Robinson, 977915th Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98117. The slide-tape show will eventually be available for'educational and organizing purposes. The Siskiyou Mountains group, it was reported, held a watershed conference this fall. For details, contact Siskiyou Country, 10394 Takilma Road, Cave Junction, OR 97523. This flurry of activity and,information called for a coordinator. Dave Hunt, director of his "Hemisphere Bridging Corporation" in Salem, Oregon, stepped forward. The group agreed to send him postcards and announcements of what they are doing. Likewise, information on wet and dry side developments can be obtained from Dave at 894 Highland NE, Salem, OR 97303; 503/364-1736, or specifically from the contacts above. -Kris Nelson Seattle Transfer Stations Renamed Reflecting the city's increased emphasis on recycling, Seat~le's two transfer stations have been renamed Transf~r Stations and Recycling . Centers. The City plans to incr.ease recycling at the sites.by ten percent in 1985 through staff training, citizen education, and recycling promotion to commercial accounts. · In 1983 citizens recycled 2,021 to.ns of material at the transfer stations. Materials- received have i,ncluded 1,773 tons of ferrous metal, 246 tons of newspaper, 182 tons of glass, 14.5 tons · of tin cans, and 5.5 tons of aluminum cans. Renewable Resources Center The Northwest Renewable Resources Center has recently been formed in Seattle as an "independent problemsolving forum dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of our renewable resources," and will provide a "forum, opportunity, and tools for corporations, tribes, conservationists, and managers to help themselves." The NRRC is "dedicated to assisting · those concerned with fisheries, timber, agricultural land, and hydropower to create new solutions to old problems." The chairman of the NRRC is James C. Waldo. For more information, contact Mark Reis, Executive Director, NRRC, 1700 Tower Building,, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/543-7361 . Puget Sound Alliance The Puget Sound Alliance announced its formation in August as a "union of citizen, commercial, scientif- . ic, a·nd recreational interests dedicated to protecting and preserving Puget Sound." PSA plans to "encourage. educational and research activities which will enable citizens and public Qfficials to better understand the nature of the Sound," thus enabling the PSA, other organizations, businesses, and individuals to be advocates for Puget Sound. Membership is open to organizations, businesses, and individuals. For more information, contact Jim Abernathy, Puget Sound Alliance, PO Box 30843, Seattle, WA 98103; 206/543-1812 or 206/363-5098. Green Party Oregon The Greens Oregon is affiliated with the International Green Party Alliance and Die Griinen in West Germany, and is similarly founded.on the principles of ecology, social ~esponsibility, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence. Established in March 1983, and currently based in the Portland area, the organization is now seeking to increase participation and expand throughout the state. It hopes to build coalitions among pre-existing groups. Although creating ~ formal political party and running candidates is seen as a possibility for the future, for the time being the organization plans to work through the established parties and governmental bodies. It will support those programs that are in· line with its go,als and develop and lobby for alternative proposals when necessary. It has recently begun publishing a newsletter, The White Rose. You can receive the newsletter and be placed on the mailing list by sending a donation of at least $5. Contact The Greens Oregon, c/o 1517 SW Columbia, Portland, OR 97201; message phone, 223-8223. Model for Urban-Rural · Cooperation Students and faculty from The Evergreen State College (TESC) in Olympia, Washington, have joined for.ces with the Eastside Community Church in Tacoma, Washington, in a project that preserves productive farmland and gives urban church ·members and students an opportunity to learn rural skills. The Eastside Community Church purchased Majestic Aires Ranch in nearby Yelm, Washington. The ranch is 155 acres of pasture, woodlot, · farmhouse, and outbuildings. Through its ownership of the ranch, the church
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