Our Story Begins
With Nature. Grows With People.
What started as a love for exploring the Pacific Northwest became a shared vision: a welcoming community where people can discover nature, celebrate culture, embrace adventure, and create opportunities together.
From outdoor adventures to a shared purpose
Between 2015 and 2019, our founder, Reza Bouzarjomehri, spent much of his free time exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest—hiking, climbing, and developing outdoor skills with The Mountaineers and other outdoor communities.
Nature brought health, friendship, confidence, and a sense of belonging. It also revealed a challenge: newcomers, immigrants, and lower-income communities can face barriers that make outdoor recreation feel like a privilege rather than an opportunity open to all.
That inspired a simple idea: outdoor experiences should be about more than reaching a destination. They should help us explore, learn, connect, share, and give back.
One idea. A growing community.
Inspiration
Outdoor adventures, skills, friendships, and the vision of more inclusive access to nature.
Nature Station
A small outdoor community and podcast begins connecting people through shared experiences.
CNS Co-Op
The idea evolves into a nonprofit social and recreational club with a cooperative spirit.
A connected platform
Community activities, business opportunities, resource tools, and AI-assisted discovery come together.
Nature · Culture · Adventure
Three complementary dimensions shape the CNS experience and create room for different interests, backgrounds, and ways of participating.
Nature
Explore the outdoors, support well-being, learn about our planet, and contribute to stewardship.
Culture
Celebrate diverse traditions, share knowledge, build friendships, and strengthen belonging.
Adventure
Discover new places, develop skills, travel meaningfully, and grow through shared experiences.
More than a club. A connected community.
As a detail-oriented organizer and solution architect, Reza saw how fragmented it could be to plan events, find trustworthy resources, communicate with members, and support a growing community.
CNS is being built as an inclusive community platform and resource hub that brings people, activities, practical tools, and opportunities together.
- Community groups, events, and shared experiences
- Outdoor, travel, and nature resource guides
- Member businesses, services, and marketplace opportunities
- AI-powered assistance to help people discover and navigate resources
Let's build what comes next, together.
Today, AI is making the original CNS vision more achievable—and opening possibilities I hadn't imagined when this journey began. But technology alone doesn't build a community.
Your ideas, participation, and feedback are what will make CNS better. Whether you come to explore, lead, share a skill, support a local business, or help others feel welcome, there's a place for you here.
Let's keep exploring, learning, connecting, sharing, and giving back—together.
Reza Bouzarjomehri
Founder, Community Nature Station Cooperative