The Cayuga Basin Bioregion Map

The Cayuga Basin Bioregion Map (c2002, 2010) brings "a voice to the land" by marking the wildlife and boundaries of the precious waters flowing through the Cayuga Lake basin. It is one of eleven watersheds flowing north into Lake Ontario which flows into the Chesapeake River which flows into the Atlantic Ocean. 

Inhabitants of this watershed are truly blessed by God with the abundance of water, locally grown foods, bird and plant diversity, and unique and beautiful geology: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights... James 1:17.  

Water not only sustains the people who live here, but water also sustains a huge variety of wildlife, including 290+ species of native and migratory birds:  Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. ... Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin...for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. Matthew 6:26-32

In the 1970s, bioregional mapping became popular on the West coast of North America during a time when environmentalists began to write about deep ecology.  In c2001, while working on her thesis on sustainability education, Sandra learned about bioregional mapping and the Salish Sea Project in British Columbia (see links) and was inspired to design one for the Cayuga Lake watershed under sponsorship of a small non-profit, the Center for Environmental Sustainability (CES). The project was funded by a fundraiser, an anonymous matching grant, and a $200 grant from the Alternatives Federal Credit Union.  Many thanks to the donors and for the invaluable support of Wally Woods, cofounder of the CES, to Camille Doucet for her artwork (work for hire), and residents around the basin who helped give a "voice to the land."