The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI)
The Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology (CMI) is dedicated to outstanding natural resource management through building and sharing knowledge about the ecology of the Columbia Mountains and its associated regional ecosystems. CMI serves to foster collaboration, communication, and education in support of relevant applied ecological research within the Columbia Mountains area. The primary goal of CMI is to build the capacity of people working in the various fields of applied ecology in order to support improved natural resource management. CMI offers courses, researcher’s forums and conferences. CMI has an open membership policy.