About The Commons

In a climate where software and technological approaches are constantly changing, we work to empower others with the knowledge, processes, and technical capacity required to solve some of the most challenging problems in protecting and improving our natural world.

Our organization was incorporated in 2016 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to supporting the environmental movement with access to high quality digital services and open tool kits that use data to spark community action and improvement to the environment.  

Our Team

Executive Director/Co-Founder
Project Strategy Lead/Co-Founder
Senior Software Engineer/Co-Founder
Lead Development Operations Engineer

Annual Reports: Understand our Collective Impact

Our Values

Our values embrace our commitment to fostering shared environmental resources; our values reflect the common social agreement necessary to create environments where everyone can thrive.

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We are stewards

If we invest in taking care of ourselves, our work, and our clients, our organization and mission will thrive

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We are curious and humble

We intentionally learn from and listen to our stakeholders to understand how our work can help contribute to enduring change at the community level and throughout the environmental movement.

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We are bridge builders

Nothing we accomplish can be achieved without expanding our community of participants, inviting their expertise, or supporting their goals.

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We are pragmatic problem solvers

We view technical problem-solving through a lens of pragmatic optimism and our default is to trust the expertise and goals of our stakeholders.

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We own our decisions

If our choices lead to adversity, we work through it.

Build the future of environmental software with us.

We're a lean, experienced team creating helpful technology for communities working to restore and protect the natural world. We take on complex mapping, visualization, and product development challenges with curiosity, creativity, and care. We’re looking for sharp, motivated people to help build the next generation of tools for nature-based data.