Beyond Conservation
New England is an exceptional place—from the forests of our inland hills to the salt marshes of our coasts; from our historic urban centers to the rich fisheries of our offshore waters. Democracy, agriculture, immigration, industry and urbanization—the forces which shaped America shaped this region. Over the past several centuries, we consciously transformed our lands and waters to suit the needs of our growing communities—with results both positive and negative, intentional and unintentional on our environment.
Providence, R.I.--click to enlargeToday we’re at a crossroads. We can continue developing along a 20th-century trajectory of ever-greater consumption of land and resources, or we can seek new paths—redirecting our material creativity toward efforts that improve New England's lands and waters, rectifying harmful effects of past development while enhancing those aspects of our communities that New Englanders hold dear.
Pontiac Mills, Pawtuxet River--click to enlargeThe Center for Ecosystem Restoration is a non-profit organization devoted to helping New Englanders establish these new directions through the restoration of ecosystems and communities. Our mission is to promote and accomplish environmental restoration by:
- Developing and managing restoration projects;
- Building local capacity for restoration; and
- Providing restoration-related outreach and information.
Our goal is to improve the quality of the human and natural environment while charting a course for sustainable economic development, helping communities to prosper through work that heals the land, water, air, climate and biodiversity on which we all depend.
Please Join Us!
Join the Center for Ecosystem Restoration in our work of revitalizing New England's communities and ecosystems with a secure, tax-deductable donation through our fiscal partner, Earth Island Institute. Every dollar donated goes directly to CER, accomplishing projects that make a real difference toward improving New England's lands, waters, and communities!
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CER is now a project of Earth Island Institute!
In March, we partnered with Earth Island Institute of San Francisco. EII works for solutions to environmental problems by promoting citizen action and incubating a diverse network of projects throughout the U.S. Check out EII's website here.