Workshops

Watch a recording of award-winning artist, author, educator and scientist, John Muir Laws as he shares his best tips and tricks for nature journaling learned through his 40 years of teaching and illustrating. This class is geared towards children ages 8+, parents, caregivers, educators and anyone looking to pass this knowledge onto others.

Our April Peer Learning Network event session explores practical strategies for securing leadership buy-in, whether you’re seeking a pledge of support, advancing policy actions or strengthening coalition partnerships.

During our February Peer Learning Network event, speakers from Great Outdoors Colorado’s (GOCO) Generation Wild Coalition shared how they have expanded equitable access to nature by dedicating positions in youth summer employment programs to expanding nature connections; and expanding summer and after-school nature connection programs with a focus on equity, ensuring access to nature programs for children of color and children experiencing poverty or other barriers.

Mapping your community’s landscape can further your efforts by better understanding the local resources, assets, gaps and barriers to connect children to nature. Our presenters share strategies to help you build a clearer picture of where you can make the most impact by conducting a landscape scan of stakeholders, programs and experiences, and policies and funding in a community.

An informal session to discuss how your community can become a Nature Everywhere Community as a Fall 2024 Accelerator Community. The 2024 Fall Accelerator Community application process is by invite only. This session will provide an introductory overview of the criteria that communities should meet in order to be invited to apply to the Accelerator cohort.