Since we don’t have Elephants on this continent, David Vanderhoop and I (Saskia Vanderhoop) propose to have conversation around the Mastodon in the room. Recently, you may have seen some email trains zoom by that were prompted by an anti-racism training and resulting in a bunch of intense conversations around racism, decolonization and cultural appropriation. […]
Registration for the 4th Annual Nature Connection Leadership Conference is Now Open
Excited to announce that registration for 2019 Nature Connection Leadership Conference is now open! Details about the conference are online: https://wildearth.org/schools/nature-connection-leadership Wednesday noon through Friday at noon January 23-25, 2019 Lifebridge Sanctuary in Rosendale, NY The conference has sold out every year. Register today and reserve your space!
Leaders from Nature Connection Organizations are Convening and Pooling Their Experience
The Nature Connection Network and its member organizations, together, seek to remedy the disconnection from self, others, and the earth it has witnessed in communities and attributes to the drastic reduction in time spent out of doors (the EPA estimates 93% of the average American’s life is spent indoors) and concurrent lack of unstructured play, […]
Join a growing movement…
Throughout the U.S., Canada, and internationally, there is a growing movement of nature connection organizations and wilderness schools that are cultivating character, confidence, passion and perseverance in young people and adults through long-term nature-based mentoring. The experiences and programs offered by these organizations range from topical workshops to multi-day experiential learning, and rites of passage. […]
Save the date for the 2019 Nature Connection Leadership Conference
Dear Colleagues and Fellow Nature Connection Leaders, We are excited to announce the 4th Annual Nature Connection Leadership Conference will be held Wed-Fri, January 23-25, 2019 at the Lifebridge Center in Rosendale, NY. The Nature Connection Leadership Conference is designed for established nature connection organizations (2+ years old), and each organization is encouraged to send […]