ABOUT US
Who We Are
Arco Iris Earth Care Project was founded in 1987 by queer and Two-Spirit Women of Color. We steward the 400 acre Wild Magnolia Land Trust according to indigenous earth care principles, and offer a healing, safe space for our community to connect with nature.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to protect Our Sacred Mother Earth by conserving Ozark wilderness land, teaching environmental education, preserving indigenous and Ozark cultures, and providing a sanctuary that empowers women and children of color, displaced indigenous peoples, and our community with natural and healthy skills for sustainable living and self-sufficiency.
Our Vision Statement for Wild Magnolia
This sacred land will be a sanctuary for native plants and trees, wild animals, eco-systems, springs, creeks, caves and people. This sacred land will be cared for and protected by our community as a land trust held in perpetuity for future generations. This sacred land will have a resident gatekeeper that is honest, open, and welcoming to well-intentioned visitors, yet aware and firm, and physically capable of maintaining land regulations. This sacred land will be physically and spiritually cleansed of old debris. This sacred land will have at least three resident caretakers and/or families. This sacred land will be shared with community and the public (eco-tours, Earth School, natural health clinic, retreats, ceremonies). This sacred land is committed to diverse usage by diverse residents and visitors including LGBTQ folks, elders, children, people of color, and differently-abled people. This sacred land will provide a sacred and safe retreat area to be reserved as women-only space. This sacred land will always share gardens, wildlife, fauna and pasture areas with its founding neighbor’s community Santuario Arco Iris. This sacred land space will have a suspension bridge that will link the Santuario Arco Iris community with the Wild Magnolia Community. This sacred land will be the home of the Teopan Earth Care School for the purpose of sustainability, to sustain Wild Magnolia and our Ozark rural community. Please join us as we continue to bring our visions to life.