Miriam Landman is a strategist, advisor, writer, and editor. Her areas of focus include climate stabilization, regenerative and restorative land stewardship, habitat/wildlife conservation, environmental health, sustainability, resilience, and democracy. She is interested in initiatives that support the common good and create a better world. Since founding M. Landman Communications & Consulting more than 20 years ago, she has developed written materials and provided guidance for numerous organizations and companies. She also publishes a blog: TheGreenSpotlight.com. In the past, she was a reporter and producer for the nationally syndicated public radio show Living on Earth, and she was a green building consultant. Her writings have been published by more than 35 publications and entities, including Island Press, the San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Earth News, Global Green, and the Environmental News Network. Miriam has a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, and an interdisciplinary bachelor’s in Community Studies. She is currently based in the Pacific Northwest, AKA Cascadia Bioregion
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The Cascadia Bioregion: Organizations and Resources in the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (PNW) region is typically defined to include Oregon and Washington, and British Columbia (Canada) and the northernmost section of California are often included, as well. The Pacific Northwest “bioregion”—an area defined by shared natural characteristics, such as watersheds, topography, geography, climate, or ecosystems, rather than by arbitrary human borders—also can be interpreted in different ways.
January 22, 2026
Rising to the Challenge of the Sociopolitical-Environmental-Economic Polycrisis
None of us gets to choose the era we live through or to control a whole lot about the world we live in. But we should strive to rise to the challenge of the situation we are confronted with, by doing what we can to make our communities, our country, and our world as livable (and worth living in) as we can.
January 5, 2026
Our Tinderbox World: Wildfires and Risk Reduction
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless in the face of the increasing number of wildfires fueled by dangerous climate conditions. But we are not helpless.
January 8, 2024
