Cascadia Doug Flag is blue for the skies and waters, white for the mountains, green for the trees and the Douglas Fir as a symbol of resilience that grows through our entire bioregion, the Cascadia Doug Flag is an open source symbol for our home and movement.
The Cascadia Flag was designed in 1994 by Portland native Alexander Baretich. In his description “the blue of the flag represents the moisture-rich sky above, and the Pacific Ocean, along with the Salish Sea, lakes, and inland waters. Our home is a place of continuous cascading waters flowing from the Pacific to the western slopes of the Rockies and Cascades where water cycles back to the Pacific. The white represents snow and clouds, and the green represents the evergreen forests and fields of the Pacific Northwest. The lone-standing Douglas Fir symbolizes endurance, defiance, and resilience. All these symbols come together to symbolize what being Cascadian is all about.”
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While the Doug flag is the most common symbol for Cascadia, it is one of many, each representing watersheds or unique aspects of the Pacific Northwest.
Using the Doug Flag: An Open Source Symbol & Brand
The Cascadia Doug Flag is held in a copyright by the flag creator Alexander Baretich and his company the Cascadia Flag Cooperative Inc. Please make sure to get permission and attribute the flag creator Alexander Baretich, and read his statement against use for any type of perceived hate speech.
CASCADIA FLAG VECTOR (PDF)
DOUG FLAG VECTOR IMAGE (AI) – Adobe Illustrator File
The Cascadia Doug Flag is a symbol that represents our bioregion and movement. Symbols pervade our life at every level that we do, and it’s more important than ever that we also share some symbols into the world that are able to represent our values and principles.
The Doug flag is an open source, not for profit symbol for the Cascadia bioregion, and the Cascadia movement. It is a grassroots, and people powered brand for every person interested in protecting our bioregion, improving our livelihood, and helping make the world a better place.
We encourage every community, business, organization and individual to modify it for their own eco-region or cause, to help share the idea, around the common principles and values laid out in our Theory of Change. We are all the Cascadian, and together, we are the Cascadia movement.
A Symbol Against Hate
The Cascadia movement works to partner with and create a safe space for frontline and traditionally marginalized communities and voices. We reject all forms of hate, prejudice, and believe in an inclusive movement, that shows the beauty of this region, it’s people and our incredible diversity.
We reject racism, hate, fear, sexism, white supremacy, or any type of discrimination based on sexual orientation, religion, personal beliefs or choices, and these stances are reflected at every level. We look forward to building a coalition movement that empowers every person and community, and provides space for indigenous, POC, and traditionally marginalized communities, and of course the millions of amazing Cascadians who live here, to advocate with their own voices, find solidarity and support, and break down boundaries which are harmful and negative .