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    What Nature can't do . . . Alone

    Ecosystem Recovery Institute is a team of biologists, educators, and land managers.  ERI was created to do what Nature can't easily do . . . alone.

    Our Mission

    "To advance the State-of-the-Art of land and water resource stewardship and restoration."

    We accomplish this mission through:
                Education Programs 
                Demonstration Projects

    To see a list of our experience and achievements, click on the category name.

    Who We Are

    Ecosystem Recovery Institute is a private educational nonprofit organization (IRS 501(c)(3)) focused on natural resource management and restoration initiatives.  The Institute sponsors dynamic interactive workshops for professionals, educators, students, citizen groups, and private landowners offering:

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    Educational and training programs customized to meet your needs.  Local, regional or national workshops, in the field or at your own facility.

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    Assistance to educators and interest groups in developing curriculums, workshops, seminars, and pilot restoration projects.

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    An established network of professional and business contacts that can provide technical expertise and financial support for your endeavor.

    Our programs are offered in a variety of formats which can be customized to meet your needs:

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    Lecture or classroom

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    Training manuals and packages

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    Field or experiential (local field trips, one to three day workshops, weekend retreats)

    The Institute focuses on watershed, landscape, and ecosystem topics:

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    Aquatic systems:  wetlands, streams, estuaries

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    Terrestrial systems:  forests, grasslands, heath lands

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    Wildlife habitat and species protection

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    Urban and Rural resource management:  pollutant reduction, habitat enhancement, land management practices, greenway development, monitoring and assessment programs.

    What Have We Been Doing?

  • 1990 Brought Dave Rosgen to MD to hold 1st Stream Restoration Workshop
  • 1992-1995 Nature Writing & Teaching for Maryland Teachers
  • 1994-1995 Albanian Agroforestry Training
  • 1995-2002 Wrote training manual "Stream Assessment & Restoration" and taught 3-5 courses/year throughout New England
  • 2002-2007 Schoolyard Habitat Projects, Living Shorelines Projects, Stream Restoration Projects

  • 2007-2011 Ecosystem based Storm Water Management Projects and Rare Species Conservation Projects
  • Contact Information

    Please feel free to contact us for information about scheduling a workshop.

    Telephone:     410-299-6898   
     
     
    Postal address:
    Ecosystem Recovery Institute, Inc.
    21221 Mikules Manor Lane
    Freeland, Maryland 21053
     
    Electronic mail:
       info@ecosystemrecovery.org
     

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