Our VisionCommunities are healthy, resilient, abundant, and rooted in regenerative relationships that honor the inherent interdependence between people and the ecosystems of which we are a part.
Our Guiding Principles:
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Our missionThe Community Ecology Institute's mission is to cultivate communities where people and nature thrive together.
Our work focuses on tangible, community-level change at the intersection of environment, education, equity, and health. Our initiatives have concentrated on four Cs:
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Our staff teamThe CEI staff and educational team are dedicated to bringing our mission to our local community and serving as an inspiration for communities further afield. We are educators, farmers, scientists, innovators and more!
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board of directorsMembers of our Board of Directors have a passion for our vision and mission and the expertise needed to work toward its achievement. We are proud to benefit from the time and talent of each of our board members!
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oUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
Just as biodiversity strengthens natural systems, the diversity of human experience strengthens our efforts to create socially and ecologically healthy communities. CEI is committed to honoring diversity, prioritizing inclusion, and working towards equity in all we do. We are dedicated to creating an environment free from discrimination including race, color, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, national or ethnic origin, and veteran status.
Our land was part of the Underground Railroad and is now within Columbia, Maryland—a place explicitly founded by James Rouse to be “a garden for growing people where anyone—whatever their race, wealth or religious beliefs—could reach their full potential.” We continuously work to make this vision a reality and to help other communities do the same. CEI joins the call for a more equitable, inclusive, peaceful, and just future that reaffirms dignity and ensures safety for all.
Our land was part of the Underground Railroad and is now within Columbia, Maryland—a place explicitly founded by James Rouse to be “a garden for growing people where anyone—whatever their race, wealth or religious beliefs—could reach their full potential.” We continuously work to make this vision a reality and to help other communities do the same. CEI joins the call for a more equitable, inclusive, peaceful, and just future that reaffirms dignity and ensures safety for all.