interconnected intertidal stewardship 

We represent the  Land and Sea Connection,.the Sky and Land connection. the interconnection between all life, partners in everything forever relying on one another. 

we need each other

this rich mosaic of intertwined lives can begin to fray at the edges without stewardship and education. 

Intertidal, interdependent, entwined, 

engaged. 

alive 

future-minded 

earth, land

larder,  and water, 

earth and sun

for generations to come

to not only think about downstream, 

but literally, visit for generations.   

generations to come

this collaborative is designed to be locally driven outreach to

our surrounding communities, both human and nonhuman

to celebrate the special healing nature of nurture.

 a seed ground amongst the roosts of giants, 

safe to learn and grow and shine out loud.

this is home. a gift to

everyone that touches home

it’s hard to make lines and delineations in space and time but this is a special space 

a sacred space for 10000 years at least. 

The middens, people and science and 

 oral tradition tells us things that erosion cannot break.

 a secret space no longer,  it is time for our story to be found,

bounded by imagination, 

From the mouth of the Siuslaw to the mouth of the Yaquina. 

estuaries, watersheds, continental divide,

community divide,

human divide.

and everything in between

echoes to bring people together 

families 

tribes

Bounded by the horizon limit of state waters, factions, governments 

bounded by cold water  a hundred fathoms deep 

to the half-mile-high ridges in the Coast Range, Mary’s Peak, 

other peaks unnamed, or with their own names

It does not need to be named, 

 nearshore ecoregion  intertidal diatribe everything within earshot 

 or echo just one facet of the gem 

We can all  see the forest for these trees

The simple image of wow

our mission is to become a hub, an axle for a wheel surrounding this space, but extending out into infinity bright point of light in the sky, a crab boat on the horizon  like a star, inspiring stargazers and others to learn about what makes this center of this spiral perfect

our goal is to use the beauty and special nature of this land as a catalyst to extend our geographic range to teach not only people but generations

To celebrate the stewardship of land to educate and inspire long term thought, and long term growth . 

 cultural growth,

 understanding, 

forgiveness, 

reseeding 

recompense 

recovery

 conveyance

the marine reserves,  space to grow . growing into ancestral populations

we have a gem with many facets

founded by river sea mountain in the sky lichens and moss and mushroom frost anemones urchins and tides 

We have a dedication and responsibility to navigate the future of this land.  

Viewed from the crest of perpetua or the bottom of thors well 

It’s a Venn diagram of overlapping circles, human stories, flora, and fauna , space, and time

land meets Sea, Earth meets sky

that crisp line where the ocean meets the sand,  the richness and abundance that has let us thrive there

as it is, Earth orbits just the right distance from the sun to keep us all alive as well.  

just like our lives and tribes orbit each other 

One false step to the left or the right….   

reflection like walking out to the tide pools at night and watching the sky and moon go by.

casting a gentle , thoughtful light.

our goal is to be wise.

It would be wise to tread softly in this intertidal space. 

And therefore, we will go gently and hold this sacred space collaborate, teach grow and learn ourselves 

let perpetua be the peal of a ringing bell for the whole world to hear

and therefore we promise to protect it in perpetuity.