Tales from the Great Western Watershed

Category: Articles

  • Where the Water Runs Red with Life

    Where the Water Runs Red with Life

    “As I stepped through the shady underbrush and onto the rocky beach, I was overwhelmed by brilliant light reflecting off the sun bleach stones. My ears filled with the rush of flowing water and the din of the gathered crowd. Children, equal parts fascinated and grossed-out, were investigating rotting fish with poking sticks. It felt…

  • Chapter One: We are the Apes

    Chapter One: We are the Apes

    The human animal is perhaps best differentiated from the other fauna by the effort we put into understanding ourselves. From this sustained and collaborative cultural effort, we have come to glimpse deep truths of our enigmatic animal selves.

  • Announcement: Human Origins Demythified

    Announcement: Human Origins Demythified

    The new version of “We are the Apes” is available now.

  • On Truth and History in Secwepemcúl̓ecw

    On Truth and History in Secwepemcúl̓ecw

    In the spirit of truth and reconciliation I seek today to share some of the history, culture and unique knowledge of the Secwépemc people that the Canadian genocide sought, but failed, to erase.

  • A Secret History of Crows and Ice

    A Secret History of Crows and Ice

    The relationship between the Northwestern and American crow has been hotly debated since the first colonial naturalists arrived in Cascadia. Now modern genomic technology has shed new light on this avian enigma, revealing the hidden history of crows and the ice age that shaped them.

  • The Nonplace of Cascadia

    The Nonplace of Cascadia

    Welcome to the land and waters of the Northeast Pacific rim, where ocean, earth and sky meet.