Ecology Department

The Ecology Department at Mercy Center is born out of one of the tenets of the Sisters of Mercy to revere   Earth and work more effectively toward the sustainability of life.  Mercy Center seeks to fulfill this vision by examining its own business practices and incorporating more sustainable and ecologically sound methods into our operations.  As we educate ourselves, we also strive to provide workshops and events to help the community learn about local environmental concerns and connect with nature and programs which give opportunities for greater spiritual connections to Earth.

In 2006, the Mercy Northeast Ecology Program raised enough funds to create the Ecology Program at Mercy Center at Madison and the New Dawn Earth Center, a sustainable ecology community and educational center in Cumberland, Rhode Island.

At Mercy Center in Madison, we are seeking to create a spiritual retreat and conference center that not only runs efficiently and economically, but also incorporates concepts of sustainability throughout all operations of the facilities.  While we still have a long journey to these ends, it is one we travel whole-heartedly.

** Please excuse us while this page is still under construction **

Natural Connections, OUR ON-LINE MONTHLY ECOLOGY E-NEWSLETTER
The Ecology Department creates a monthly e-newsletter which highlights current projects and programs at Mercy Center as well as promotes environmental opportunities around the state.  To sign up for our monthly ecology newsletter, Natural Connections, to continue connecting to this place, please sign up here.

Past Natural Connection newsletters
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
November 2007
October 2007
September 2007
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
January 2007
December 2006
November 2006
October 2006
 

"Connecting" means more than walking our paths, working in the soil, harvesting flowers or touching the bark of the majestic weeping beech.  It includes recognizing you belong here; that you are part of this wonderful place.