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# Home

<div align="center"><figure><picture><source srcset="/files/JaULyfAG7tYs3dkOKl89" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)"><img src="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FsifTf8ZlmTAsw6Cu07an%2Fbsl_mandala_icon_light%20mode_gif.gif?alt=media&amp;token=943e0867-64c5-433e-a4d8-eaeb5261eb7e" alt="" width="200"></picture><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

<h2 align="center"><strong>Integrative infrastructure for bioregional coordination.</strong></h2>

<p align="center">Frameworks, tools, and a practitioner network for place-based coordination at bioregional scale. BSL builds the shared intelligence and coordination architecture that enables bioregions to sense, adapt, and regenerate as living systems.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="broken://pages/aogciF9dCxzKLBSqKPbH" class="button primary">Join BSL</a><strong>​ ​​​​​​</strong><a class="button secondary">Explore BioOS</a><br></p>

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<h2 id="projects" align="center"><strong>Projects</strong></h2>

<p align="center">Active and emerging projects. Tools, platforms, and programs being built in the open.</p>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><h4 id="projects"><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Bioregional Mapping Toolkit</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center">A modular toolkit for reading, understanding, and navigating bioregional systems across the four knowledge streams.</td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Tool</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><sup><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Scheduled</strong></mark></sup></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FmAQkPHlfT8E5WUl480wi%2FChatGPT%20Image%20Apr%2027%2C%202026%2C%2010_02_23%20PM.png?alt=media&amp;token=d33c1e7a-1b64-47bf-aa37-b3e60dfd86ae">ChatGPT Image Apr 27, 2026, 10_02_23 PM.png</a></td><td><a href="broken://pages/iYxUTZxWcQTTs2JyCeFj">Broken link</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4 id="projects"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>BioOS</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">A coordination architecture for living bioregions. The structural grammar for bioregional coordination at scale.</mark></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Framework</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><sup><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Seed</strong></mark></sup></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4 id="projects"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Bioverse</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">Foundational program in the practice, principles, and frameworks of bioregional coordination.</mark></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Program</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><sup><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Seed</strong></mark></sup></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p align="center"><a href="broken://pages/Qe2aSQBxDLPc7xsDtM6M">View all projects</a>  <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>→</strong></mark></p>

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<h2 id="projects" align="center"><strong>Frameworks</strong></h2>

<p align="center">Open frameworks for bioregional coordination. Designed as shared infrastructure for an emerging field, freely accessible, and built to evolve through practice.</p>

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><h4 id="projects"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>BioOS</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>A coordination architecture for living bioregions</strong></mark></em></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">Three cybernetic layers connected by a continuous metabolic loop. The structural grammar for bioregional coordination.</mark></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Coordination</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><sup><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Seed</strong></mark></sup></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td><a href="broken://pages/kneC8EGlRL4xhrZgzcbi">Broken link</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4 id="projects"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>BioXD</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>An analytical framework for bioregional intelligence</strong></mark></em></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">Seven dimensions and twelve analytical lenses for reading any bioregion as a living system. A shared lens for the emerging field.</mark></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Intelligence</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><sup><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Seed</strong></mark></sup></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p align="center"><a href="broken://pages/kuO1aDSVVw4ZJJpo91k1">View all frameworks</a>  <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>→</strong></mark> </p>

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<p align="center"><a class="button secondary">Latest from the Journal</a></p>

<h2 align="center"><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Building in the Open</strong></mark></h2>

<p align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>May 12, 2026</strong></mark></p>

<figure><img src="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FXa5ppu1949JSjesDLwdn%2Fbuilding%20in%20the%20open.png?alt=media&amp;token=013c1c05-905e-4e96-bce5-498a6c094197" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

<h3 align="center"><strong>Year Zero begins. The lab is now public and the work of building is visibly underway.</strong></h3>

<p align="center">What you see today is the lab in its living state. Frameworks taking shape, projects mid-build, a cooperative finding its rhythm. We launch this way on purpose, so those most able to shape the work can do so while it forms. Building in the open is the practice.</p>

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<p align="center"><a href="broken://pages/xKCbJfutHy0cHB5UwppO">View full Evolution feed </a> <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>→</strong></mark></p>

<h2 id="projects" align="center"><strong>Commons</strong></h2>

<p align="center">A growing library of frameworks, tools, templates, and resources for bioregional coordination. Built and stewarded by BSL members.</p>

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Reference</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><h4><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>A</strong></mark> <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Bioregional Glossary</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">Core terms for bioregional coordination practice</mark></em></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">By</mark> <a href="broken://pages/aOjBcHuOeLjkQ2Q6Z7mc">BSL</a></td><td align="center">A working vocabulary for bioregional practitioners. Foundational terms across systems thinking, ecology, governance, and coordination architecture.</td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td><a href="broken://pages/wuyOXIPFuoJRuuK0d0hb">Broken link</a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Reference</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><h4><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>The Field Resource Library</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">Curated resources across the bioregional field</mark></em></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">By</mark> <a href="broken://pages/aOjBcHuOeLjkQ2Q6Z7mc">BSL</a></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">A working collection of books, papers, videos, tools, datasets, podcasts, and organizations across bioregional coordination and adjacent fields.</mark></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;"><strong><code>Reference</code></strong></mark></td><td align="center"><h4><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>A Unified Bioregional Taxonomy</strong></mark></h4></td><td align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">A first proposal toward shared language for the field</mark></em></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">By</mark> <a href="broken://pages/aOjBcHuOeLjkQ2Q6Z7mc">BSL</a></td><td align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">A first version of a unified taxonomy for bioregional practice. Drafted by BSL as an opening contribution to a shared language for the field.</mark></td><td><a href="https://2090198475-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fo3uM7cY7RMOdagDCu1WD%2Fuploads%2FUE0hCKSkDRRbprI7gA57%2Fbsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png?alt=media&amp;token=92d08810-6e81-4f15-8f79-ee104098dc15">bsl_banner_placeholder_banner_black_16.9.png</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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<p align="center"> <a href="#projects-7"><mark style="color:$primary;">​</mark>Browse the Commons</a>  <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>→</strong></mark></p>

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<h2 align="center"><strong>Infrastructure for the people coordinating at bioregional scale.</strong></h2>

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<h3 align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;"><strong>Bioregional Systems Lab is a research and development lab building shared infrastructure for an emerging field.</strong></mark></em> </h3>

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<h2 id="projects" align="center"><strong>Membership</strong></h2>

<p align="center">One cooperative. Three ways of belonging. Choose how you want to be part of what we are building.</p>

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<h2 align="center"><strong>Allied</strong></h2>

<p align="center"><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Stay close. Access the work.</strong></mark></p>

<p align="center">For practitioners, researchers, and curious participants engaging with BSL and the broader bioregional field.</p>

<p align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">One vote in cooperative decisions and access to deeper resources.</mark></em></p>

<p align="center"><strong>€15 / quarter</strong></p>

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<h2 align="center"><strong>Steward</strong></h2>

<p align="center"><em><mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>Contribute and shape the work.</strong></mark></em></p>

<p align="center">For active practitioners and contributors shaping BSL through services, projects, or contributions to the Commons.</p>

<p align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">Extended decision-rights, voice in direction, and influence on the work.</mark></em></p>

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<h2 align="center"><strong>Anchor</strong></h2>

<p align="center"><em><mark style="color:$success;"><strong>Anchor the lab. Partner at scale.</strong></mark></em></p>

<p align="center">For bioregional consortia, indigenous nations, governments, foundations, and institutions partnering with BSL through bespoke engagement.</p>

<p align="center"><em><mark style="color:$info;">Partnership terms include cooperative participation modes.</mark></em></p>

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<p align="center"> <a href="broken://pages/aogciF9dCxzKLBSqKPbH">See full membership</a>  <mark style="color:$primary;"><strong>→</strong></mark></p>

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<h2 align="center"><strong>Bioregional Systems Lab</strong></h2>

<p align="center"><mark style="color:$info;">Building integrative infrastructure for place-based coordination at bioregional scale.</mark></p>


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