Salmonpeople

What is Salmonpeople?

Salmonpeople is a watershed of projects based on the power of stories and the life work of educator and performance artist, Peter Donaldson. The story we are currently living as a consumptive society cannot be sustained beyond our children's lifetime. It is time for a new story. Salmon have something to teach us about the intricate interdependence of natural systems. We're part of that system. If we can turn the corner here, in the Pacific Northwest, the greenest region in the richest civilization in the history of the human family, we can become a model for the world. Here, in Salmon Nation, we are learning to align economic choices with ecological integrity and social vibrancy. This is the triple bottom line of sustainable prosperity.

Organizational Association Strategy

Salmonpeople projects are in service to large and small organizations, municipalities, school systems and agencies wherever mission overlap is greatest. Peter Donaldson designs projects and develops collaborative funding strategies to amplify existing efforts by established organizations.

About Peter Donaldson

Known as the Johnny Appleseed of Salmon Nation, Peter's spirited campaign is based on his ancestral relationship to salmon. His grandfather, Lauren Donaldson, Professor Emeritus of Fisheries at the University of Washington, was world renown as a salmon expert. His father, Jack Donaldson, directed Fish and Wildlife agencies in the State of Oregon and the Columbia River Basin for two decades. Peter's son, Oliver, is the webmaster for www.peterdonaldson.net.

Four generations of the Donaldson family have stepped into the streams where salmon and people negotiate the future. Peter is a master storyteller, educational consultant, and innovative facilitator, with 25 years experience in supporting learning communities, managing non-profits, designing curriculum, building partnerships and promoting new forms of organizational learning. Peter is a veteran facilitator of Open Space group process supporting learning communities across disciplines and across the nation.

Peter has authored fourteen plays, produced some sixty others, and self-publishes his poetry in an annual collection. He has created numerous public school partnerships integrating history, the ecological sciences, excellence in writing, drawing from observation and theater. Peter is well known for his one man touring shows, Leonardo da Vinci and Salmonpeople.

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