The Community Ecology Institute

The Community Ecology Institute Our mission is to cultivate communities where people and nature thrive together.

05/21/2026

Tropical Plant-Out Day was a huge success! Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped bring out the tropical plants at our Green Farmacy Garden for the summer. We hope to see you again in October when we take them back inside for the winter!

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Cute chicks at CEI! Our Roots and Wings program just hatched some baby chickens to learn about their life cycle. communi...
05/14/2026

Cute chicks at CEI! Our Roots and Wings program just hatched some baby chickens to learn about their life cycle.

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Please join the Garden to Garment Textile Project team for a demonstration of how to process bast fibers such as flax an...
05/05/2026

Please join the Garden to Garment Textile Project team for a demonstration of how to process bast fibers such as flax and dogbane into linen thread for garments. We will give you straw to process and teach you how to make a linen bracelet. Children over 5 years of age welcome with parental supervision. May 9, 2-4 pm at Freetown Farm.

Howard County Bee City's Violets Contest will run for about 2 more weeks;  submit your delightful violet photos and artw...
04/30/2026

Howard County Bee City's Violets Contest will run for about 2 more weeks; submit your delightful violet photos and artwork by May 17 for a chance to win prizes! Kid and adult categories.

Nature impressions!We used acrylic paint, jelly plates, and the world around us. Paint your jelly plate with the color o...
04/28/2026

Nature impressions!
We used acrylic paint, jelly plates, and the world around us. Paint your jelly plate with the color of your choosing, place your piece of nature on the plate, then press the paper on top to create beautiful impressions.

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Columbia, MD

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