a unique 501(c)(3) Field School for Living Design

with evolutionary primatologist, biomimic, and bestselling author

Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker

Founder and Director

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more than conservation, sustainability, or preservation

Living Design

means evolving possibility within our ecosystems.

Fennec Fox - Borrego Institute for Living Design
Sun Shining through a Fouquieria shrevei - Borrego Institute for Living Design

Biocultural Leadership

and proven ecological practice

Biomimicry Innovation

from nature’s proven designs

Evolutionary Thinking

strategy and organization aligned with our nature

Thank you for your support

Your donation helps us support nature’s proven strategies through Living Design

  • Biocultural Arts

  • Traditional Ecological Practice

  • Biomimicry Design

Greater Road Runner - Borrego Institute for Living Design
Ferocactus polyancistrus - Borrego Institute for Living Design

Experience the BILD

Colla Cactus Skeleton - Borrego Institute for Living Design
Close up of roots at the base of palm tree - Borrego Institute for Living Design

The vast Anza Borrego Desert

2 hours East of San Diego, 90 minutes South of Palm Springs

California’s largest State Park

stunning wildflower displays, otherworldly badlands, hawk migrations, International Dark Sky community, iconic desert bighorn sheep

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    Creative Residencies

  • Retreats

  • Dark Sky Camping

  • Events