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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
        
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