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Become an Ambassador of Salmon Nation
Through the Salmon Nation Ambassadors project, we seek to jumpstart and support the creativity of citizens throughout the region on behalf of a civic society. A Salmon Nation Ambassador is any individual who is inspired by Salmon Nation and acts as a spokesperson to reach citizens beyond the typical avenues of environmental or social activism.
What do Ambassadors do?
- They use Salmon Nation to help connect people to place and foster a new type of economic relationship with the landscape and community.
- They are involved in work that enhances the vitality of the bioregion.
- They work to bridge urban-rural divides.
- They act as a conduit for information from the citizenry that helps inform Ecotrust's Citizenship program.
- They are financially independent from Ecotrust, although they occasionally engage in a fiscal sponsor relationship with Ecotrust if foundation grants are available.
Ambassadors often resell Salmon Nation merchandise or distribute other materials to their communities. Discounted pricing on merchandise is available, and most other content is available for free.
To learn more, please contact Howard Silverman, either by phone at 503.227.6225 or .
Meet some of our current Ambassadors
Peter Donaldson is an educator, community facilitator, and performance artist. His Salmonpeople Tour awakens stewardship behavior and helps measure progress towards sustainable prosperity through community indicators. It also teaches our children the link between economic choices and ecological integrity. More…
Also, check out Peter in Voices…
Carol Craig is honored as a finalist for the 2002 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership for her work educating the public about tribal treaty rights. Craig regularly uses Salmon Nation in her public education efforts and has addressed many civic organizations and visited schools throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has spoken on tribal treaty rights both regionally and nationally over the past 16 years. More…
Jeff Wozer is a stand up comic and nature writer based out of Denver, Colorado. "In an age when civil debate over issues is about as likely as Chuck Norris winning a lifetime achievement award at the Oscars," said Jeff, "Salmon Nation’s ability to work as a coalition demands high-five recognition. I try assisting by wearing Salmon Nation t-shirts on the comedy stage, and then selling these “vestures of honor” after the shows."
You're invited to learn more about Jeff at his website.
An early supporter of Salmon Nation, Laura Anderson of Newport, Oregon has been selling Salmon Nation gear in her Newport restaurant, Local Ocean Seafood.
Also, check out Laura in Voices…
Matt Harris is the General Manager for Bon Appetit's Hawthorne Farm Cafe in Beaverton, OR. A long-time supporter of Salmon Nation and Ecotrust's Food and Farms program, Matt is constantly seeking to source local food and help his customers understand their own role in building a better future for us all.
Mike Hudson is a commercial salmon troller along the California Coast in the summer months and a blues player during the winter. He is the chair of the Small Boat Commercial Salmon Fishermens' Association (SBCSFA) and organizes the annual Fisherman's Swap Meet at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Mike graciously donates the profits from the sale of his blues album Wild Salmon Don't Get the Blues to Salmon Nation, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations, and Save Our Wild Salmon.
Chock-full of comics and fully footnoted, SectionZ presents the big ideas that are making our economy safe for people and nature. From January 2003 to April 2004, SectionZ ran as an addition to the usual newspaper sections A, B and C in San Francisco, Portland, and - with issue #6 - Seattle.
As soon as the comics appeared, requests for reprints started pouring in. SectionZs have been reprinted or redistributed by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, Taku Wild, the Bellingham Weekly, Clearing Magazine, and dozens of teachers around the region. We partnered to distribute additional copies in Bend (with Miller Lumber and Warm Springs Forest Products Industries), Ashland (with Headwaters, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, World Wildlife Fund - Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion Program, Rogue Group Sierra Club, and Soda Mountain Wilderness Council), and again in Portland (with a host of food retail and distribution partners). Learn more at SectionZ.info.
This project was done through Newport's Historic Bayfront Assoc. and painted by Rick Chambers of Bend.
