Jun 5, 2023 (09:00 - 09:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

The team from the Edges of Earth Expedition are taking their love of scuba & free diving on an expedition to the most exotic and remote edges of earth. Their goal: meet the incredible people that have dedicated their lives to our planet. They will share the truths of life on the road, uncover what it takes to master diving, but most importantly, they will help those we encounter share their...

Jun 5, 2023 (10:00 - 10:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Dive deep into our planet to explore underwater caves that few if any people have ever explored before! These caves my be out of sight, but they are important reservoirs of drinking water and hide unique life found nowhere else on the planet.

Jun 5, 2023 (10:30 - 12:00)

Hosted by: International Nature Journaling Week / Ocean Week Canada

Connect with water through nature journaling!

Go outside. Pay attention. Look closely. Listen. Feel. Corina Brdar (M.Sc.) is a Great Lakes-based ecologist and passionate nature journaler.  She will lead nature journaling workshops on the theme “How to Draw Water”, guiding participants in noticing the sights, sounds, and movement around them and to give visual...

Jun 5, 2023 (11:00 - 11:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join Dr. Pamela Fletcher and Martin Castellon from the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center and head to Nicaragua to meet members of the Nicaragua Sea Turtle Project. We will explore undersea and on the beaches to learn more about the FCOLC’s efforts to bring awareness and engage the next generation of ocean stewards through research, outreach, and educational activities. If the conditions...

Jun 5, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Experts from the National Research Council of Canada’s Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre work to meet the challenges of climate change, and protect infrastructure, property, and people from severe weather events and other environmental risks. Join Scott Baker to learn about coastal engineering and how important physical modelling is to conducting applied hydraulic...

Jun 5, 2023 (14:00 - 14:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join us live from the Toucan Rescue Ranch in Costa Rica!!! We'll learn all about the two and three fingered sloths and meet some of the incredible animals they're rehabilitating. At TRR they have focused on care, rehabilitation, and release of national wildlife since 2004. TRR provides sanctuary while giving treatment, rehabilitation, and when possible, release to their natural environment....

Jun 6, 2023 - Barbican Centre

Hosted by: New London Architecture

The Ecocity World Summit is the pioneer and longest-running global conference on ecology and cities. Every two years it brings together urban stakeholders from across the globe to focus on key actions cities and citizens can take to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems.

Jun 6, 2023 - Eureka Springs

Hosted by: Arkansas Environmental Education Association

For 2023 AEEA is teaming up with the Arkansas Master Naturalists. We are combining our love of the Natural State with our goals for education to bring something new this year. Join us in Eureka Springs for hands-on workshops, breakout sessions, and field experiences. The conference is a great learning and networking opportunity for classroom teachers, non-formal educators, college students,...

Jun 6, 2023 (09:30 - 10:15) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

We couldn't celebrate World Ocean Week without a trip to the bottom of the ocean! Join us as we head below the surface of the ocean and into the Jules' Undersea Lodge to meet Dr. Joseph Dituri! He is attempting to live for 100 days in Jules’ Undersea Lodge, an underwater habitat submerged in a lagoon in Key Largo, Florida. During the entire stay he will conduct daily experiments in human...

Jun 6, 2023 (10:30 - 11:15) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Salomé is a National Geographic Explorers and has been a marine scientist at the Charles Darwin Foundation since 2016. She is engaged in several research projects that support the management of the Galapagos Marine Reserve. These include undertaking the first comprehensive characterization of deep-sea ecosystems in the Galapagos, supporting the Galapagos National Parks in evaluating the...

Jun 6, 2023 (11:30 - 12:15) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Andrea was the first to complete a PhD on manta rays. She stayed on in Mozambique to spearhead the conservation efforts of these animals along this remote coastline. During this time she co-founded the Marine Megafauna Foundation, an organization dedicated to saving our ocean giants from extinction. As a conservation biologist and principal researcher at MMF, her team focuses predominately...

Jun 6, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Plastic products are a part of everyday life that we have become accustomed to using over many years. Unfortunately, some of the plastic we use are only intended to be used once before being disposed of. Due to low recycling rates, incorrect management of waste and sometimes bad consumer habits; plastics can end up in the environment causing plastic pollution. Plastic debris found in the...

Jun 6, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time

Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store

Elder Albert D. Marshall is an Honorary Doctor of Letters and Mi’kmaw Spiritual Leader from the Moose Clan of the Mi’kmaq Nation in Eskasoni, Unama’ki (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia). He has been working to advance the concept of Two-Eyed Seeing and is a respected and influential environmental voice in Unama’ki.

Louise Zimanyi, who is of French-Canadian and Hungarian descent, lives as a...

Jun 7, 2023 (09:00 - 09:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Amanda was the first person to study seahorses underwater, the first to document the extensive trade in these fishes and the first to initiate a seahorse conservation project. In 1996, she co-founded and still directs Project Seahorse, an interdisciplinary and international organization committed to conservation and sustainable use of the world’s coastal marine ecosystems. The group engages...

Jun 7, 2023 (10:00 - 10:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Titouan is the founder and CEO of Coral Gardeners. He grew up on an atoll in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, where his parents owned a pearl farm, and quickly became well versed by the qualities of the ocean and the coral reefs. He started Coral Gardeners in 2017, at age 18, after witnessing the alarming degradation of his home reef. Titouan brought the organization to a team of over...

Jun 7, 2023 (11:00 - 11:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Jamal has been passionate about manatee conservation since he was 11 years old, and later jumped at the opportunity to join manatee scientists at Sea to Shore Alliance to assist with manatee captures and health assessments. In his time at S2S he has risen in the ranks from Field Assistant to eventually become Program Coordinator for the Belize Manatee Conservation Program.

Jun 7, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join Sonia as she guides us through her research, exploring how researching by the seat of your pants can often be the most rewarding!

Jun 7, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Plastic waste in the environment slowly breaks down over time, getting smaller and smaller, turning into microplastics that are smaller than the eye can see. These tiny pieces of plastic then migrate in the environment with large amounts of it ending up in the ocean and rivers. Once there, it can enter the food chain and these small plastic particles are now found in a wide range of living...

Jun 8, 2023 (09:00 - 21:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Just over a year ago, the world's most famous, undiscovered shipwreck--Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance--was found two miles beneath the surface of the ice-covered Weddell Sea off Antarctica by the Endurance22 Expedition team. During World Ocean Week, members of this incredible team will be visiting the Explorers Club for a speacial event, and we're going to steal them for a live event...

Jun 8, 2023 (10:00 - 13:30) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: United Nations

To celebrate the United Nations World Oceans Day 2023 theme, Planet Ocean, the United Nations is joining forces with decision makers, scientists, private sector executives, civil society representatives, indigenous communities, celebrities and youth activists and more to put the ocean first.

Jun 8, 2023 (11:00 - 11:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join the Ocean Exploration Trust team on their first live expedition of 2023! They will be exploring the undersea region of Kingman Reef and Palmyra Atoll as part of their ongoing effort to explore the deep ocean in and around the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM). This 29-day expedition will start and end in Honolulu, the team will visit never-before-seen seamounts...

Jun 8, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

As part of the Seattle Aquarium’s Conservation Programs and Partnerships department, they are advancing the Coastal Climate Resilience (CCR) program to better understand the species, environmental variables, and patterns of kelp forest resilience in Washington. Their research centers around developing methods of using relatively inexpensive, open-source, and small Remotely Operated Vehicles...

Jun 8, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

The Aquatic and Crop Resource Development (ACRD) research center is part of the National Research Council (NRC) and is doing all kinds of research on plants, on land and in the ocean. Most people know kelp or seaweed and other large algae that you can find on the beach, but in our group, we are looking at tiny “plants” in the ocean, called phytoplankton. These are unicellular, meaning they...

Jun 9, 2023 (09:00 - 09:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join us as we head to SANCCOB, a South African Penguin and Seabird rehabilitation centre in South Africa! We'll join educator Alex Rogers and meet some of the hundreds of South African penguins chicks they've been rearing. We'll also see the newly completed facility and learn about the ecology and conservation of these amazing penguins!

Jun 9, 2023 (20:30 - 22:00) - (GMT -6:00) Central Time - 3294 US Hwy 41

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Join Barb Lucas and Jeanette Jaskula on Friday, June 9, for an evening of night sounds on the prairie. We’ll carpool to a few wetlands at Kankakee Sands to hear the call of wildlife; we're hoping we'll get to listen to elusive black...

Jun 10, 2023 (08:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time - Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Huron Pines is coordinating tours of the North Point property for anyone in the community interested in learning about the area. Buses will transport visitors from the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center to the property where TNC and Huron Pines staff will be on hand to answer...

Jun 12, 2023 - YMCA of the Rockies

Hosted by: Children & Nature Network

The Inside-Out International Conference and year-round Leadership Series events bring children and nature leaders together for networking, workshops, special events and our world-class conference.

Jun 12, 2023 (11:30 - 12:15) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Co-chief Scientists Dr. Beth Orcutt of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (USA) and Dr. Jorge Cortés of the Universidad de Costa Rica and an international team will investigate the biodiversity of unprotected seamounts in this underexplored region. Their primary target is the Dorado Outcrop, where an “Octopus Garden” was first discovered in 2013. On this small outcrop the size of a...

Jun 13, 2023 (10:00 - 10:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Join Courtney to explore the world of biofluorescence in tree frogs! We're discovering that there is a hidden world of light that we don't see in many animals, on land and in the water. When higher energy wavelengths of light (e.g., ultra-violet or blue light) are absorbed, they are reemitted at lower energy wavelengths in living organisms, resulting in a glow with brilliant fluorescent...

Jun 13, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time

Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store

Join educators Charlotte and Bridget as they share how they utilise puppets including Indigenous designed finger puppets to animate outdoor learning in their teaching practice. Also joining us is Qwultultun – Robert from Strong Nations, an Indigenous owned and operated publishing house, Robert will introduce the workshop and share about why Indigenous resources are so vital to land-based...

Jun 15, 2023 - Ucluelet

Hosted by: CaNOE

CaNOE is proud to embark on a multi-location symposium in 2023; incorporating different locations across Canada to engage with and learn more about residents’ relationship with the global ocean. Each location provides unique learning opportunities from innovative ocean technology to Indigenous ocean pedagogies; aligning with UN Sustainable Goals. Participants will strengthen their ocean...

Jun 15, 2023 (12:00 - 13:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

As climate change impacts both our human and natural communities, it has never been more important to ensure that we are conserving enough of our natural resources for both people and wildlife to thrive. Join us to learn about our recent conservation projects and the important work of ensuring that public lands are accessible to all.

Jun 17, 2023 (10:00 - 12:00) - (GMT -7:00) Mountain Time - 165 Kilpatrick Bridge Rd

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Meet at the Conservation and Education Center to enjoy a leisurely walk with naturalist and former Silver Creek Preserve Manager, Cindy Lunte! Learn about the plants, wildlife and the unique high desert spring creek ecosystem on the Silver Creek Preserve. Bring a sack lunch and...

Jun 19, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants

Have you ever wondered how you release a turtle back into the wild? Join us on location with our Species recovery team at the Toronto Zoo as we learn all about the Blanding’s turtle, why they matter and our hatching & release program as we actively release our 2021 headstarts!

Jun 21, 2023 - Toronto

Hosted by: Park People

The Park People Conference is a national event that brings together Canada’s community park group leaders, non-profit organizations, government staff and park professionals.

Jun 21, 2023 (12:00 - 13:30) - (GMT -6:00) Central Time

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

You’re invited to join The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday, June 21st, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. CST for a tropical journey to learn about a few of the 50 bird species that nest in Wisconsin and overwinter in Colombia. 

Jun 21, 2023 (16:00 - 17:30) - (GMT -6:00) Central Time - 1332 W 600 N

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Friends of the Sands is welcoming summer on Wednesday, June 21, with an all-ages walk to celebrate the natural wonders on the Grace Teninga Discovery Trail at Kankakee Sands.

We expect to see the prickly pear cactus with their stunning...

Jun 22, 2023 - Beaufort

Hosted by: Environmental Education Association of South Carolina

EEASC has hosted an annual conference for many years at different locations around the state.  The conferences provide opportunities to engage with people and organizations that promote environmental education. Conferences have concurrent and plenary sessions, hands-on workshops and activities, field trips, exhibitors, and opportunities for networking.

Jun 24, 2023 (09:00 - 15:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time - Eshqua Bog Natural Area

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Join us for guided outings at our Eshqua Bog Natural Area in Hartland, VT, led by TNC staff. Together, we’ll explore how TNC is striving to create accessible, welcoming outdoor spaces for all people to connect with nature. Eshqua Bog features a 0.1-mile fully accessible...

Jun 26, 2023 - London

Hosted by: Synchronicity Earth

Selvagem, an Indigenous and arts-led collective from Brazil, are coming to London.

Selvagem’s internationally acclaimed work braids together scientific, artistic, and traditional knowledge, illuminating the mystery and splendour of the living world.

The collective are travelling to invite a new audience to engage with their work and ideas, for the good of everything...

Sep 5, 2023 (12:00 - 13:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

How do we give species the best chance to thrive in the face of climate impacts? The answer lies in protecting what is beneath our feet. Geologic settings, such as limestone, slate or granite, drive biodiversity and help us determine the most climate-resilient places to conserve. Join us to learn about Vermont’s focal landscapes and what we do to protect them for people and nature.

Sep 13, 2023 - Cave City

Hosted by: Kentucky Association for Environmental Education

This year's session strands include:

• Equity & Inclusion - advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion; influencing attitudes; equal access to nature and EE; healthy environments and healthy communities for all, etc. 
• Education in Practice - EE curriculum programs; K-12 education; adult and family education; STEM;...

Sep 13, 2023 (17:00 - 19:00) - (GMT -7:00) Mountain Time - Dornan's Chuckwagon

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Join an end-of-season celebration for all Wildflower Watch volunteers and their families at Dornan’s Restaurant in Moose, Wyoming. This event includes free pizza, salads, one alcoholic or soft drink per person, and great raffle prizes! The celebration begins following the last Wildflower Watch hike...

Sep 14, 2023 (14:00 - 16:30) - (GMT -6:00) Central Time - Quincy Bluff and Wetlands State Natural Area

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Experience wilderness in Wisconsin and breathtaking views as we venture 200 feet in elevation to the top of Quincy Bluff. Learn about the historical efforts and key partnerships to protect land in the Central Sands region and management plans for the additional 3,243 acres acquired by TNC in 2022.

Sep 20, 2023 - São Paulo

Hosted by: International School Grounds Association

For the first time in Latin America, Brazil hosts the "International Conference - Naturalized Playspaces for Children", an event that aims to stimulate outdoor learning and play, encouraging the movement for formal and non-formal educational environments even more connected with nature.
The conference also aims to convene experts from different fields of knowledge - education,...

Sep 27, 2023 - Ottawa Forest & Nature School

Hosted by: Outdoor Play Canada

BREATH OF FRESH AIR is a two-day Outdoor Play Summit where thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers can connect and share best practices. 

The theme for the 2023 summit is ‘Research, policy, and practice – their intersections for the promotion of outdoor play’. The summit will feature inspiring keynote addresses and open...

Sep 27, 2023 - Ottawa

Hosted by: Outdoor Play Canada

BREATH OF FRESH AIR is a three-day Outdoor Play Summit where thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy makers can connect and share best practices. 

The theme for the 2023 summit is ‘Research, policy, and practice – their intersections for the promotion of outdoor play’. The summit will feature inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, and open...

Sep 30, 2023 (10:00 - 12:00) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time - Equinox Highlands Natural Area Pew Trail

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

Join us for a foliage hike at our Equinox Highlands Natural Area in Manchester, VT, led by Jon Binhammer (TNC VT director of land protection), to explore how Vermont’s soils set us apart from our neighboring states and nurture a diversity of plants and wildlife, from the ground up.

Oct 11, 2023 (14:00 - 15:30) - (GMT -6:00) Central Time

Hosted by: The Nature Conservancy

You’re invited to join The Nature Conservancy on Wednesday, October 11, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. CST to celebrate another great year of land and water conservation in Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Director Elizabeth Koehler will share conservation highlights from the past year and update you on what’s ahead.

Oct 19, 2023 - Canal Flats

Hosted by: CBEEN

The goal of this annual event is to bring together educators to learn, share, connect, and collaborate with one another. These retreats are a great opportunity to network, exchange resources and stories, inspire one another, and have fun through dialogue and activity.

Oct 19, 2023 - Canal Flats

Hosted by: cbeen

his starts in the evening on Thursday, October 19. Friday October 20 is the provincial professional development day. And it ends at about noon on Saturday, October 21.

The goal of this annual event is to bring together educators to learn, share, connect, and collaborate with one another. These retreats are a great opportunity to network, exchange resources and stories, inspire one...