339 E. Liberty Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Contact: Terry Gallagher
Phone: 734-761-3186 ext. 108
info@ecenter.org

www.ecocenter.org

Organization’s Description

The Ecology Center is a membership-based, non-profit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  Founded by community activists after the country’s first Earth Day in 1970.  The Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play.

Mission Statement

The Ecology Center is a Michigan based non-profit environmental organization that works at the local, state and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice and a sustainable future.

What We Do

The Ecology Center works for a just and healthy environment through grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects. Today, our major programs are:

• Environmental Education, a program reaching 10,000 K-12 students and teachers in southeast Michigan every year.
• Environmental Health Project, working to protect our health from toxic chemicals in food, air, water, and household products.
• HealthyStuff.org, researching consumer product chemical hazards to promote chemical policy reform.
• Land Use, preserving farmland and natural areas, concentrate development where infrastructure exists, and reduce traffic congestion.
• Recycle Ann Arbor, a wholly-owned nonprofit subsidiary of the Ecology Centeroffering a variety of recycling and reuse services for households, businesses, and municipalities.