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Our 1-day Summit on Connecting to Nature in an Urban World, April 19, features a morning plenary and roundtable sessions followed by interactive workshops and walkshops in the afternoon. Building on the Summit is our Conference, April 20-21, featuring keynotes speakers, hands-on workshops and networking opportunities.

Please note: Schedules are now locked from being changed. If you would like to make changes to your schedule, please come see us at the registration desk. See you in Vancouver!
Tuesday, April 18
 

3:00pm PDT

5:30pm PDT

7:00pm PDT

 
Wednesday, April 19
 

7:00am PDT

8:00am PDT

9:30am PDT

10:00am PDT

11:30am PDT

12:00pm PDT

12:30pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

Accepting Louv's Challenge! Make Your Local Schools-Your Community-The Best in the Nation in Connecting Kids to Nature!LIMITED Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Cinda Hanbuch-Pinkerton • Douglas Horvath Walkshop: Conducting an Outdoor Learning Resource Inventory at Your SchoolLIMITED OutsideHartley Banack Walkshop: Discover How Educators Are Motivating Students and Families to Explore Nature Together!FULL Mackenzie (Ground Floor)Mary Ford • Andrea Gardner • Jonathan R Hultquist Walkshop: Emammal: Exploring Nature with Students through Camera TrappingLIMITED OutsideElizabeth D. Baird • Cathy Belair • Stephanie Schuttler Walkshop: Exploring a Sense of Place - How to Create Your Own Local Program for Reconnecting with NatureFULL OutsideKaren Harwell Walkshop: Hands-On Stewardship: Service Project at Stanely ParkLIMITED OutsideCJ Goulding • Kari Pocock Walkshop: Hands-on-Nature Anarchy PlayFILLING OutsideRusty Keeler • TD Friends of the Environment Walkshop: Hike it Baby Urban Stroll ExperienceLIMITED OutsideShanti Hodges Walkshop: Indigenous Plant UseFULL OutsideLauraleigh Paul Walkshop: Nature Education throughout the SeasonsFULL OutsideDrew Monkman • Jacob Rodenburg Walkshop: Risky Play: Part 1FULL OutsideMarlene Power Walkshop: Stanley Park: Restoration HighlightsFILLING OutsideDana McDonald • Nick Page Walkshop: The Floating Classroom: Academic Engagement through Outdoor LearningLIMITED OutsideMeg Krueger • Julie Storck Walkshop: The Xwaaqw’um Project (Burgoyne Bay, Salt Spring Island)LIMITED Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)Joe Akerman • Hwiemtun (Fred Roland) Walkshop: Youth-Led Nature AdventuresLIMITED OutsideMarc Chamberland • Caitlyn Piton Walkshop:The CHANGE Adventure Camp - Building Life Skills by Going OutsideFILLING OutsideDoug Klein Working at the Intersection of Social Justice and Environmental Education Marine (Ground floor towards the Spa)Jaime Chong • James King • Cynthia Thomashow

3:00pm PDT

3:45pm PDT

4:00pm PDT

4:15pm PDT

5:15pm PDT

7:30pm PDT

 
Thursday, April 20
 

7:00am PDT

8:00am PDT

8:15am PDT

9:15am PDT

9:45am PDT

Learning to Use Behavior Mapping to Capture and Assess Children’s Nature Play in Outdoor EnvironmentsFILLING Bayshore Grand BallroomAdina Cox • Sarah Little • Janet Loebach Health-Promoting, Nature-Based, Urban Design Policy: Living Playgrounds, Community School Grounds, and Playful Pathways NetworksFILLING Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Nilda Cosco • Robin Moore Cultivating and Supporting Culturally Relevant LeadersFILLING Seymour (Ground Floor)Kim Moore Bailey • Marielle Narcisa • Rena Payan • Jimmy Simpson Strengthening Bonds: Understanding Family Dynamics, Habits and Bonding in Nature PlayFILLING Oak (2nd Floor)Monica Lopez Magee • Hyahno Moser • Brad Rudner • Bree Rudner • Anne Stewart Diapers In the Forest: Fostering Learning Skills for Success Beginning In the Early YearsFILLING Mackenzie (Ground Floor)Genevieve Ploch • Jenn Thrasher • Wilderness Inquiry Using Experiential Education to Advance a Conservation Ethic Across the SpectrumFILLING Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)Mike Bingley • Andrea Gardner • Melissa Lefebvre • Jon Wiersma • TD Friends of the Environment Creative CollaborationsFILLING Cypress 2 (2nd Floor)Cheryl Charles • Jennifer Bristol • Karen Keenleyside • Bill Kilburn • Chloe Dragon Smith • Kaleidoscope Foundation Amplifying Voices on the Outside: Highlighting Equitable Engagement of Youth in NatureLIMITED Cypress 1 (2nd Floor)Mikaela Randolph • Maddie Dineen • Ava Holliday • Aparna Rajagopal-Durbn • Elyse Rylander International Policy and Advocacy on Children and Nature: The Growing Political Movement to Connect all Youth to NatureFULL Marine (Ground floor towards the Spa)Martin LeBlanc • Rick Bates • Griffin Longley • Jackie Ostfeld

11:00am PDT

11:15am PDT

The Health Benefits of Nature: An Evidence-Based Medical Review of the LiteratureFULL Bayshore Grand BallroomDoug Klein • Clark Svrcek Connecting Nature to the Walking Movement: Policies and Programs to Expand Your ReachLIMITED Cypress 2 (2nd Floor)Jaime Zaplatosch • Carmen Harris • Katherine Kraft The Inspire Initiative: Empowering Colorado Youth to Develop Strategies for Strengthening Their Connections to NatureLIMITED Seymour (Ground Floor)Juan Martinez • Jackie Miller • Rebecca Colbert, PhD • Carolyn Verheyen Across the Ages: Addressing Age-Appropriate Engagement in Family Nature ClubsFILLING Oak (2nd Floor)Monica Lopez Magee • Heather Kuhlken • Tania Moloney • Kristine Webber Get Outside and Play San Antonio!LIMITED Mackenzie (Ground Floor)Dr. Lesley Balido-McClellan • Adriana Becerra • Sandy Weser • Wilderness Inquiry Environmental History as the Spark for Natural HistoryFILLING Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)Steve Chase • Mark Madison • Lisa Mighetto • Robert Michael Pyle • TD Friends of the Environment All Children Need Nature: Examples from Around the WorldFULL Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Cheryl Charles • Janani Eswar • Gill Mulholland • Alexandra O'Rourke • Simon Stroud • Kaleidoscope Foundation Transforming Urban Spaces through Co-creation with the CommunityFILLING Cypress 1 (2nd Floor)Mikaela Randolph • Stephanie Bohr • Angelou Ezeilo • Lisa Hyatt • Lori Robertson Bringing Vibrancy and Health to Urban SettingsFILLING Marine (Ground floor towards the Spa)Sara Espinoza • José González • Damien Raffa • Mary Roscoe

12:30pm PDT

1:00pm PDT

2:45pm PDT

Mixed Method Evaluations for the Real WorldFILLING Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Carolyn Bates • Amy Bohnert • Amy Frame Changing the Paradigm: Connecting the Health and Environmental Sectors to Help our Children ThriveFILLING Mackenzie (Ground Floor)David Cohen • Heather Davis • Philip Wu Growth of the Natural Leaders Network: Fresh Tracks and the Regional Legacy CampLIMITED Seymour (Ground Floor)CJ Goulding • Martin LeBlanc • Juan Martinez Migration and Me: Through the Telling of Migration Stories the Connection is Made Between Migratory Creatures, Humankind, and Earth CareLIMITED Oak (2nd Floor)José González • Debra Williams Success Stories from the Field: Innovative Programs Across the AgesFILLING Bayshore Grand BallroomBill Kilburn • Lisa Frey • Dolf De Jong • Sheila Williams Ridge • Ruth Wilson • Wilderness Inquiry A New Zealand Community Perspective on Enhancing Positive Risk Taking OutdoorsFULL Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)Lorraine Duncumb • Shannon Keane • TD Friends of the Environment WE PROTECT WHAT WE LOVE – The Power of Creativity in a Natural EnvironmentFULL OutsideMarghanita Hughes • TD Friends of the Environment Earth Is Home to Us All: Honoring Indigenous, Refugee and Urban Children & YouthFULL Cypress 2 (2nd Floor)Cheryl Charles • Luis Alberto Camargo • Lais Fleury • Nicholas Stanger • Kaleidoscope Foundation Hand in Hand: Community and City Leadership Working Together to Address Equitable Access to NatureLIMITED Cypress 1 (2nd Floor)Mikaela Randolph • Priya Cook • Bennett Knox • Margaret Lamar • Damien Raffa Engaging Constituents on Public LandsLIMITED Marine (Ground floor towards the Spa)Fran Mainella • Élisabeth Lacoursière • Susan Newton • Erica Thompson

4:00pm PDT

4:15pm PDT

5:00pm PDT

6:00pm PDT

 
Friday, April 21
 

7:00am PDT

8:00am PDT

8:15am PDT

9:15am PDT

9:45am PDT

Exploring Change through Social EnterpriseLIMITED Chehalis (2nd Floor)Janani Eswar Family Nature Clubs: Theory into PracticeFILLING Cypress 2 (2nd Floor)Heather Kuhlken • Monica Lopez Magee • Nette Pletcher • Nicole Straughan Grappling with Bias for More Inclusive Youth ProgramsFULL Coquitlam Room (2nd Floor)Ava Holliday • Aparna Rajagopal-Durbn Maintaining Momentum for the MovementLIMITED Oak 2 (2nd Floor)Jennifer Bristol • Nancy Herron Master Class: Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Connecting Children and Youth with NatureFILLING Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)Élisabeth Lacoursière Natural Leaders in Action: Today's Leaders Working to Create a Better TomorrowLIMITED Mackenzie (Ground Floor)Lauren Garrott • Karolina Kukulka • Toyya Mahoney Strategies for Activating the Research: Brainstorming Creative Mechanisms for Disseminating Research in Ways that Spark ActionLIMITED Oak 1 (2nd Floor)Cathy Jordan • Laura Mylan The Perfect Nature ProgramFULL Seymour (Ground Floor)Celina Starnes The Role of Play in Creating Meaningful Connections to NatureFILLING Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)Margaret Lamar • Christine Alden • Allen Cooper • Rusty Keeler • Fran Mainella • Lisa Moore • MaryLynn Pulscher • Anne-Marie Spencer Walkshop: Dancing (with) Nature: How young student teachers help children to build community and connect with nature though Interdisciplinary DanceLIMITED OutsideAnne Catherine McConnell Walkshop: Designing a Natural PlaygroundFILLING OutsideAdam Bienenstock • TD Friends of the Environment Walkshop: Exploring Our Places Together: Using "Exploration Roles" to Create Outdoor Learning ContentFULL OutsideSteve Dunsmuir Walkshop: From Infants to Grandparents: Nurturing Wonder-full Ecological Literacy in a Single ProgramFULL OutsideNicole Junell • Holly Roger Walkshop: Like Wildfire! The Model of Public School in the Forest Sparked in VermontFULL OutsideEliza Minnucci Walkshop: Mystery on the Trails: Events with ImpactLIMITED OutsideMichelle Duncan • Melissa Holloway Walkshop: Outdoor Classroom 2.: What Can the Forest School Ethos Look like in Traditional Schoolyards?FULL OutsidePaul Kelba Walkshop: Risky Play: Part 2FULL OutsideMarlene Power Walkshop: The Art of Nature: Using Art to Build a Conservation EthicFULL OutsideMarlis Eaton • Chris Hicks Walkshop: The Nature Playbook – Take Action to Connect a New Generation of Canadians with NatureLIMITED OutsideChloe Dragon Smith • Guylaine Chabot • Bill Kilburn • Samantha Matters • Chúk Odenigbo • Denis Thibeault Walkshop: Workshopping Barriers while WalkingLIMITED OutsideAlison Paul

12:00pm PDT

 


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