diff --git a/waydowntown_app/lib/models/region.dart b/waydowntown_app/lib/models/region.dart
index 1cf6cce2..3c34497d 100644
--- a/waydowntown_app/lib/models/region.dart
+++ b/waydowntown_app/lib/models/region.dart
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ class Region {
   final double? latitude;
   final double? longitude;
   Region? parentRegion;
+  List<Region> children = [];
 
-  Region(
-      {required this.id,
-      required this.name,
-      this.description,
-      this.parentRegion,
-      this.latitude,
-      this.longitude});
+  Region({
+    required this.id,
+    required this.name,
+    this.description,
+    this.parentRegion,
+    this.latitude,
+    this.longitude,
+  });
 
   factory Region.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json, List<dynamic> included) {
     final attributes = json['attributes'];
@@ -45,4 +47,40 @@ class Region {
 
     return region;
   }
+
+  static List<Region> parseRegions(Map<String, dynamic> apiResponse) {
+    final List<dynamic> data = apiResponse['data'];
+
+    Map<String, Region> regionMap = {};
+
+    // Extract all regions
+    for (var item in data) {
+      if (item['type'] == 'regions') {
+        Region region = Region.fromJson(item, []);
+        regionMap[region.id] = region;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Nest children
+    for (var item in data) {
+      if (item['type'] == 'regions' && item['relationships'] != null) {
+        var relationships = item['relationships'];
+        if (relationships['parent'] != null &&
+            relationships['parent']['data'] != null) {
+          String parentId = relationships['parent']['data']['id'];
+          Region? parentRegion = regionMap[parentId];
+          Region? childRegion = regionMap[item['id']];
+          if (parentRegion != null && childRegion != null) {
+            childRegion.parentRegion = parentRegion;
+            parentRegion.children.add(childRegion);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return only root regions
+    return regionMap.values
+        .where((region) => region.parentRegion == null)
+        .toList();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/waydowntown_app/lib/widgets/edit_specification_widget.dart b/waydowntown_app/lib/widgets/edit_specification_widget.dart
index a8f38c7b..9e0592b2 100644
--- a/waydowntown_app/lib/widgets/edit_specification_widget.dart
+++ b/waydowntown_app/lib/widgets/edit_specification_widget.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:waydowntown/app.dart';
+import 'package:waydowntown/models/region.dart';
 import 'package:waydowntown/models/specification.dart';
 import 'package:yaml/yaml.dart';
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ class EditSpecificationWidgetState extends State<EditSpecificationWidget> {
   late TextEditingController _taskDescriptionController;
   late TextEditingController _durationController;
   String? _selectedConcept;
+  String? _selectedRegionId;
+  List<Region> _regions = [];
   Map<String, String> _fieldErrors = {};
 
   @override
@@ -35,6 +38,21 @@ class EditSpecificationWidgetState extends State<EditSpecificationWidget> {
     _durationController = TextEditingController(
         text: widget.specification.duration?.toString() ?? '');
     _selectedConcept = widget.specification.concept;
+    _selectedRegionId = widget.specification.region?.id;
+    _loadRegions();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _loadRegions() async {
+    try {
+      final response = await widget.dio.get('/waydowntown/regions');
+      if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+        setState(() {
+          _regions = Region.parseRegions(response.data);
+        });
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      talker.error('Error loading regions: $e');
+    }
   }
 
   Future<dynamic> _loadConcepts(context) async {
@@ -66,6 +84,7 @@ class EditSpecificationWidgetState extends State<EditSpecificationWidget> {
                   crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                   children: [
                     _buildConceptDropdown(snapshot.data),
+                    _buildRegionDropdown(),
                     _buildTextField('Start Description',
                         _startDescriptionController, 'start_description'),
                     _buildTextField('Task Description',
@@ -121,6 +140,37 @@ class EditSpecificationWidgetState extends State<EditSpecificationWidget> {
     );
   }
 
+  Widget _buildRegionDropdown() {
+    return DropdownButtonFormField<String>(
+      value: _selectedRegionId,
+      decoration: InputDecoration(
+        labelText: 'Region',
+        errorText: _fieldErrors['region_id'],
+      ),
+      items: _buildRegionItems(_regions, 0),
+      onChanged: (String? newValue) {
+        setState(() {
+          _selectedRegionId = newValue;
+        });
+      },
+    );
+  }
+
+  List<DropdownMenuItem<String>> _buildRegionItems(
+      List<Region> regions, int depth) {
+    List<DropdownMenuItem<String>> items = [];
+    for (var region in regions) {
+      items.add(DropdownMenuItem<String>(
+        value: region.id,
+        child: Text('${'  ' * depth}${region.name}'),
+      ));
+      if (region.children.isNotEmpty) {
+        items.addAll(_buildRegionItems(region.children, depth + 1));
+      }
+    }
+    return items;
+  }
+
   Widget _buildTextField(
       String label, TextEditingController controller, String fieldName) {
     return TextField(
@@ -185,6 +235,7 @@ class EditSpecificationWidgetState extends State<EditSpecificationWidget> {
               'start_description': _startDescriptionController.text,
               'task_description': _taskDescriptionController.text,
               'duration': int.tryParse(_durationController.text),
+              'region_id': _selectedRegionId,
             },
           },
         },
diff --git a/waydowntown_app/test/models/region_test.dart b/waydowntown_app/test/models/region_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09480e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waydowntown_app/test/models/region_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:waydowntown/models/region.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('Region', () {
+    test('parseRegions parses API response and nests regions', () {
+      final apiResponse = {
+        'data': [
+          {
+            'id': '1',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {
+              'name': 'Region 1',
+              'description': 'Root region',
+              'latitude': '45.0',
+              'longitude': '-75.0',
+            },
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {'data': null}
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            'id': '2',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {
+              'name': 'Region 2',
+              'description': 'Child of Region 1',
+            },
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {
+                'data': {'id': '1', 'type': 'regions'}
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            'id': '3',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {
+              'name': 'Region 3',
+              'description': 'Child of Region 2',
+            },
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {
+                'data': {'id': '2', 'type': 'regions'}
+              }
+            }
+          },
+        ]
+      };
+
+      List<Region> rootRegions = Region.parseRegions(apiResponse);
+
+      expect(rootRegions.length, 1);
+      expect(rootRegions[0].id, '1');
+      expect(rootRegions[0].name, 'Region 1');
+      expect(rootRegions[0].description, 'Root region');
+      expect(rootRegions[0].latitude, 45.0);
+      expect(rootRegions[0].longitude, -75.0);
+      expect(rootRegions[0].parentRegion, null);
+      expect(rootRegions[0].children.length, 1);
+
+      Region region2 = rootRegions[0].children[0];
+      expect(region2.id, '2');
+      expect(region2.name, 'Region 2');
+      expect(region2.description, 'Child of Region 1');
+      expect(region2.parentRegion, rootRegions[0]);
+      expect(region2.children.length, 1);
+
+      Region region3 = region2.children[0];
+      expect(region3.id, '3');
+      expect(region3.name, 'Region 3');
+      expect(region3.description, 'Child of Region 2');
+      expect(region3.parentRegion, region2);
+      expect(region3.children.length, 0);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/waydowntown_app/test/test_helpers.dart b/waydowntown_app/test/test_helpers.dart
index d643ef6a..1bb63aa6 100644
--- a/waydowntown_app/test/test_helpers.dart
+++ b/waydowntown_app/test/test_helpers.dart
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class TestHelpers {
     DateTime? startedAt,
     int? durationSeconds = 300,
     List<Answer>? answers,
+    Region? region,
   }) {
     return Run(
       id: '22261813-2171-453f-a669-db08edc70d6d',
@@ -184,17 +185,18 @@ class TestHelpers {
               const Answer(id: '3', label: 'Answer 3'),
             ],
         duration: durationSeconds,
-        region: Region(
-          id: '324fd8f9-cd25-48be-a761-b8680fa72737',
-          name: 'Test Region',
-          latitude: latitude,
-          longitude: longitude,
-          parentRegion: Region(
-            id: '67cc2c5c-06c2-4e86-9aac-b575fc712862',
-            name: 'Parent Region',
-            description: null,
-          ),
-        ),
+        region: region ??
+            Region(
+              id: '324fd8f9-cd25-48be-a761-b8680fa72737',
+              name: 'Test Region',
+              latitude: latitude,
+              longitude: longitude,
+              parentRegion: Region(
+                id: '67cc2c5c-06c2-4e86-9aac-b575fc712862',
+                name: 'Parent Region',
+                description: null,
+              ),
+            ),
       ),
       correctSubmissions: correctAnswers,
       totalAnswers: totalAnswers,
diff --git a/waydowntown_app/test/widgets/edit_specification_widget_test.dart b/waydowntown_app/test/widgets/edit_specification_widget_test.dart
index ad373666..a0bccc62 100644
--- a/waydowntown_app/test/widgets/edit_specification_widget_test.dart
+++ b/waydowntown_app/test/widgets/edit_specification_widget_test.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:http_mock_adapter/http_mock_adapter.dart';
 import 'package:pretty_dio_logger/pretty_dio_logger.dart';
+import 'package:waydowntown/models/region.dart';
 import 'package:waydowntown/models/specification.dart';
 import 'package:waydowntown/widgets/edit_specification_widget.dart';
 
@@ -80,8 +81,43 @@ another_concept:
             concept: 'bluetooth_collector',
             start: 'This is the start',
             description: 'This is the task',
-            durationSeconds: 100)
+            durationSeconds: 100,
+            region: Region(id: 'region1', name: 'Region 1'))
         .specification;
+
+    dioAdapter.onGet(
+      '/waydowntown/regions',
+      (server) => server.reply(200, {
+        'data': [
+          {
+            'id': 'region1',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {'name': 'Region 1'},
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {'data': null}
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            'id': 'region2',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {'name': 'Region 2'},
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {
+                'data': {'id': 'region1', 'type': 'regions'}
+              },
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            'id': 'region3',
+            'type': 'regions',
+            'attributes': {'name': 'Region 3'},
+            'relationships': {
+              'parent': {'data': null},
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }),
+    );
   });
 
   tearDown(() {
@@ -105,12 +141,19 @@ another_concept:
     expect(find.text(specification.startDescription!), findsOneWidget);
     expect(find.text(specification.taskDescription!), findsOneWidget);
     expect(find.text(specification.duration.toString()), findsOneWidget);
+    expect(find.text('Region 1'), findsOneWidget);
 
-    await tester.tap(find.byType(DropdownButtonFormField<String>));
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(DropdownButtonFormField<String>).first);
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();
     await tester.tap(find.text('Fill in the Blank').last);
     await tester.pumpAndSettle();
 
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(DropdownButtonFormField<String>).last);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    expect(find.text('  Region 2'), findsOneWidget); // Assert on nesting
+    await tester.tap(find.text('Region 3').last);
+    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+
     await tester.enterText(
         find.widgetWithText(TextField, 'Start Description'), 'New start');
     await tester.enterText(
@@ -132,6 +175,7 @@ another_concept:
             'start_description': 'New start',
             'task_description': 'New task',
             'duration': 60,
+            'region_id': 'region3',
           },
         },
       },