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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!
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Lyda Bergman

Green Teams of Canada
Executive Director
British Columbia
Websitegreenteamscanada.ca
My passion is bringing people, especially youth, outside into nature and giving them the opportunity to make a tangible positive impact on the environment. I want to build community and empower people.
Wednesday, April 19
 

7:00am

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:30am

Networking break TBA

10:00am

Urban Stewardship to Foster a Sense of Place and Belonging Mackenzie (Ground Floor)FULLCecil van den Bosch • Cheryl Charles • Milton McClaren

11:30am

Network, pick up lunch and transition to afternoon field trips and walkshops. Bayshore Grand Ballroom

12:00pm

Lunch TBA

1:00pm

Walkshop:The CHANGE Adventure Camp - Building Life Skills by Going Outside OutsideFILLINGDoug Klein
 
Thursday, April 20
 

7:00am

Breakfast Bayshore Grand Ballroom

9:15am

Networking Break TBA

9:45am

Using Experiential Education to Advance a Conservation Ethic Across the Spectrum Stanley Salon 2 (2nd Floor)FILLINGMike Bingley • Andrea Gardner • Melissa Lefebvre • Jon Wiersma • TD Friends of the Environment

11:00am

Networking Break TBA

11:15am

The Health Benefits of Nature: An Evidence-Based Medical Review of the Literature Bayshore Grand BallroomFULLDoug Klein • Clark Svrcek

12:30pm

Lunch Bayshore Grand Ballroom

2:45pm

Mixed Method Evaluations for the Real World Stanley Salon 1 (2nd Floor)FILLINGCarolyn Bates • Amy Bohnert • Amy Frame

4:00pm

Networking Break TBA

4:15pm

Keynote Address Bayshore Grand BallroomRichard Louv
 
Friday, April 21
 

8:15am

Plenary - Young Leaders: Inspiration to Action Bayshore Grand BallroomJosé González • Kelsey Leonard • Chloe Dragon Smith • Sarah Walker

9:15am

Networking Break TBA

9:45am

Exploring Change through Social Enterprise Chehalis (2nd Floor)LIMITEDJanani Eswar