We are looking for developers, ecologists, curriculum designers, data contributors, and land stewards who want to build something that lasts.
Restoring Eden is a development project in the fullest sense: software, curriculum, and community infrastructure being built simultaneously by people who care about the outcome.
If you want to do the physical, on-the-ground restoration work, that is the domain of the New Rivers Non-Profit Organization. Here, the work is to write the code, design the curriculum, contribute the data, and build the network. Every contribution moves the project closer to its alpha milestone.
Python (GSD-Harvester, data pipeline), SQL/PostGIS (database schema), HTML/CSS/JS (Explore Eden browser interface, web properties), Unreal Engine/C++ (Restore Eden simulation environment including encyclopedia interface).
Botanists, ecologists, QGIS specialists, field researchers. Contribute species records, shapefiles, site analysis data, and local ecological knowledge to the knowledge base.
Help build the freely available ecological curriculum covering permaculture design, bioregional ecology, hydrology, soil science, and land stewardship.
3D artists, UX designers, illustrators, and AV producers supporting the visual development of the platform and its educational materials.
Trained permaculture designers and land stewards interested in contributing field expertise, reviewing methodology, and participating in the practitioner network.
Help build relationships with partner organizations, educational institutions, conservation bodies, and communities aligned with the mission.
The core stack includes Python and PostGIS for the data pipeline, HTML/CSS/JS for the browser-based Explore Eden interface, and Unreal Engine for the Restore Eden simulation environment. The platform draws on a combination of source-available and open-source tools throughout.
Project repositories and contribution guidelines are listed on our projects page.
Contributors are welcome at every experience level. The project spans a wide range of technical and non-technical needs, and there is meaningful work at every skill level.
View Projects →The Restoring Eden community is the beginning of a larger professional and civic network. The people who build this project are the same people who will use it. Contributors who develop expertise through the project build real, applicable skills in geospatial data, ecological design, simulation, and curriculum development.
We believe the next generation of land stewards will be technically literate, ecologically grounded, and practically trained. This project is one place to start becoming that.
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