ProgramEarth
ProgramEarth partners and community members gathered on a coastal restoration site
Impact

People-powered intelligence for planetary progress.

Nature as infrastructure: watersheds, streams, soils, biodiversity, backed by bioregional ecological knowledge.

2.6M
Acres connected to restoration
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Small farms & restoration sites
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Tribal Nations engaged
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Sites led by women

The next phase of this network is being co-designed with Tribal Nations, expanding stewardship agreements, data sovereignty practices, and shared technical capacity across bioregions.

Close-up canopy of dark green leaves
Network impact

The people driving the intelligence.

Each restoration site contributes to the same measurable outcomes, tracked in the field and rolled up across the portfolio.

Two crew members clearing woody debris and dead brush in a dry canyon landscape

Reducing wildfire risk

Removing invasive vegetation and excess biomass lowers fire intensity and protects vulnerable landscapes.

  • Fuel load reduced
  • Invasive biomass removed
  • Biomass converted to biochar
Elk grazing along a restored river corridor with vegetated banks

Reducing coastal & riverbank erosion

Native revegetation stabilizes soil, protects waterways, and strengthens riparian and coastal ecosystems.

  • Riparian restoration
  • Shoreline protection
  • Sediment reduction
Volunteers with buckets planting seedlings in moist forest soil

Increasing soil & water capacity

Biochar and soil regeneration help land absorb more water, retain moisture, and reduce runoff.

  • Water retention
  • Soil moisture
  • Runoff reduction
Newly planted native trees regenerating a forest understory

Restoring native vegetation & habitat

Trees, grasses, and native plants rebuild habitat, support biodiversity, and improve ecosystem resilience.

  • Trees planted
  • Native plants established
  • Habitat recovery
Progress by the numbers
5.2M
Trees planted
950,000 tons
Fuel load removed
265M gallons
WATER CAPACITY ANNUALLY
167,000
Acres treated
State & public-sector partners
CalEPACalifornia Water BoardsWashington State Department of EcologyNew York State Department of Environmental ConservationColorado State Forest Service
Workforce

Building the workforce behind ecosystem services.

400+
Early-career technologists trained
3,000+
Volunteer developers mobilized
80%
Placed in roles, internships, fellowships, or paid opportunities

Hackathons, fellowships, and open-source projects help build the GIS, sensor, API, and AI capacity needed to scale restoration.

An estimated 50 to 60 percent of the land and water management workforce is set to retire within the next ten years. The skillsets to do that work have to be built now.

University partners
Universidade Federal do AmazonasUniversidad de Buenos AiresIndian Institute of Science, BangaloreUC BerkeleyUniversity of WashingtonYale School of the EnvironmentColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityUniversity of MichiganLa Esmeralda | Mexico School of Fine ArtsColorado State UniversityColorado State University PuebloUtah State UniversityCUNYSUNYNYUMinneapolis College of Art & DesignUniversity of ArizonaEl Paso Community CollegeMetropolitan State University of Denver
The nature intelligence stack

What we are shipping.

One connected system for observing, understanding, and acting on change.

Act

Nature Agents

RecommendationsMaps + reportsFunding documentation
Partner-ready action
Understand

Geospatial Intelligence

Field + satellite dataSpatial analysisSite priorities
Shared site intelligence
Observe

Environmental Monitoring

SoilWaterAirMicro-weather
Live environmental signals
Public Benefit



We don't just ship open-source tools; we build infrastructure for the public benefit. Every repository, dataset, and dashboard we create is accessible, ensuring anyone can build upon our work to protect and restore our ecosystems.