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A Note From The Author

I originally published Towards Cascadia in 2016 in the hopes that it might inspire those interested in the idea of Cascadia to join a broader movement in the Pacific Northwest.

Since its original publication, we have lived through a period of unprecedented chaos. Folks are feeling lost, confused, and afraid. They’re looking for answers to our societal problems and new ideas. I may have drafted my manuscript a decade ago, but the ideas I explore about Cascadia seem just as relevant as they did then (if not more so). A few of the specifics I mentioned originally have shifted slightly, and I have made some grammatical and stylistic edits to this online edition. Still, I feel the ideas I share and the arguments I make remain strongly intact.

I stand by what I wrote a decade ago and wish to make this book free and easily accessible to anyone who wishes to read it.

Accept it or dismiss it, be inspired or disappointed by it: it is now yours to read digitally. I hope you enjoy it, or at least find it worthwhile, and take the time to sincerely consider it.

-Ryan C. Moothart

July, 2025