From the forest to the sea, from the soil to the sky, every fiber of the living world is intimately intertwined. To understand one part, we need the whole picture. "There is nothing not tied to the flow."

The Confluence Series is a public event series rooted in Walla Walla, where shifting human landscapes meet complex living systems. The path to a flourishing future lies at the confluence of new science, ancient wisdom, our care for one another, and a deep-rooted love of the land.

Through community conversations, film screenings, presentations, stories, workshops and excursions, we explore the interconnection of watershed resilience, land stewardship, Indigenous lifeways, responsible forestry, wildfire management, soil health, agricultural sustainability, climate adaptivity and cultural growth.

Convene with community members, knowledge keepers, land stewards, leaders, teachers, scientists, farmers, elders and non-human kin to deepen our shared understanding and cultivate a collaborative vision for a just future, where water, land and people mutually thrive. This is how we navigate these deep Currents of Change: together.

A high tide raises all ships. This place and these people are unique, but the challenges and changes we face carry deep relevance far beyond any one watershed. What we do here together matters.

That's why the Confluence Series is produced in partnership with Fallow Media, to document every event and share it freely with the world, creating videos, podcasts, hybrid events and educational content from the many currents that flow together here.

Connect with us digitally and follow along as we build a platform to help foster a global conversation.

This is a brand-new idea, so there's lots of work to do. Join our email list to get looped in on who we are inviting, who is signed up, and what are our next steps.

This is a fundammentally collaborative endeavor. You are very much invited to help steward the vision and bring all the voices to Confluence!

Have an event idea in mind? Fill out our participant survey and we'll get you on the schedule:

Participant Survey

The Series features a plurality of perspectives, including Indigenous land stewards, scientists, farmers, artists, activists and visionaries. Their stories and wisdom offer insight into caring for place, responding to change, and healing landscapes and communities.

Who Would You Like to See?

We are just beginning the planning stages, so now is a great time to get involved. We encourage anyone and everyone to send ideas and contacts. Who do you dream to see here? Let's invite them! Please download and share our invitation:

Invitation to Collaborate (PDF)

The Confluence Series is committed to maintaining free and open access to every event, both in person and online. It is entirely volunteer-run and all proceeds will go directly to covening and elevating the many Voices we bring together. This is only possible with a broad base of support.

With an onging program of dozens of events, there are lots of great opportunities to be featured and celebrated alongside the many businesses, organizations and social groups who are committing to sponsor, host and help facilitate this experiment in community-building.

Have a space to offer, outreach support, funding or other ways you'd like to get involved? Connect with us and let's talk!

Nestled between the noble Blue Mountains and the vast Palouse hills in southeastern Washington, on the ancestral lands of the Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Nez Perce Tribes, Walla Walla is a fertile oasis and a diverse community, with deep roots and a long history of nonpartisan collaboration over the stewardship of our water and our land.

Between three colleges, hundreds of wineries, world-class arts and event venues and countless community-oriented groups and organizations, there are lots of notable stakeholders in the conversation at this singular confluence of People and Place.