Calendar of Events
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Expedition BARBA | Sailing into the Arctic
May 29, 2023 (09:00 - 09:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Join us in Norway, onboard the expedition sailing vessel Barba, days away from departing to sail back into the Arctic and the icepack. This will be challenging adventure exploring ice, orcas, humpback and blue whales. Last year, S.V. Barba sailed 6000 nautical miles (10 000 km) from Stavanger, Norway to the pack ice around the North Pole and back, stopping in London on the way. The...
Ocean Wanderers with Alana Closs
May 29, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Alana Closs is a marine researcher with the Hakai Institute. She lives on Quadra Island, off the coast of Vancouver Island where she works with a team of scientists to understand the biodiversity of the Salish Sea through a series of field methodologies including scuba diving, sediment collection, net tows, and water samples. The lab Alana works with primarily specialises in the collection,...
Cold Water Life with Samantha McBeth
May 30, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Sam is a polar adventure guide and arctic researcher originally from Gatineau, Québec, now living in Nova Scotia. She holds a Master of Science in Northern Studies from Carleton University, where she focused on the social, political and environmental realities of remote northern regions. Strangely in love with cold oceans for such a landlocked childhood, she has been working on ships since...
We As Nature with artist, designer, storyteller and researcher Alyen Foning
May 30, 2023 (13:00 - 14:00) - (GMT +1:00)
Hosted by: Flourishing Diversity
At We As Nature live events, we harness the power of storytelling to explore our interconnections with the living world. Think campfire stories, but on Zoom!
Artist, designer, storyteller and independent researcher Alyen Foning resides in her ancestral home – the Lepcha community, with its sacred mountains and rivers, at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas. Alyen’s childhood...
How to Teach Nature Journaling: Curiosity, Wonder, Attention
May 30, 2023 (16:00 - 17:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Outdoor Learning Store
John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness.
Jack will share about his new book,
Congress for New Urbanism
May 31, 2023 - Charlotte
Hosted by: Congress for New Ubranism
CNU's mission is to champion walkable urbanism. We provide resources, education, and technical assistance to create socially just, economically robust, environmentally resilient, and people centered places. We leverage New Urbanism's unique integration of design and social principle to advance three key goals: to diversify neighborhoods, to design for climate change, and to...
Why Can’t Hatchery Salmon Hear Well? with Leigh Gaffney
May 31, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Leigh Gaffney is a passionate animal welfare and fisheries scientist. She serves as an animal welfare scientist on several different committees in charge of developing welfare guidelines for farm and research animals used in Canada. She has participated in fish behaviour and welfare projects around the world. Currently, she is doing research to investigate why hatchery-reared salmon develop...
Hanging With the Sloths at the Toucan Rescue Ranch
May 31, 2023 (13:00 - 13:45) - (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....
Life Stories: Nemonte & Silvana Nihua in conversation with Alison Sudol
May 31, 2023 (18:00 - 19:15) - (GMT +1:00) - The Conduit
Hosted by: Synchronicity Earth
Join us for an intimate conversation between three extraordinary and inspiring women taking action to protect the natural world.
Crossing the Oceans Sustainably with Danielle Veer
Jun 1, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Founder of the 5 x award-nominated Veer Group, Danielle was named by the Royal Institute of Naval Architects as one of the most influential women of the century, and was listed by The Ocean Opportunity Lab as an inspirational female founder to watch. As a clean shipping and energy company, Veer will gain breakthrough momentum by deploying the first clean containership to cross an...
Saving Global Oceans with Dr. Dayne Buddo
Jun 2, 2023 (12:00 - 12:45) - (GMT -5:00) Eastern Time
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Dr Dayne Buddo serves as the Director of Global Ocean Policy at Georgia Aquarium, leading the organisation’s involvement in ocean conservation policies at state, national, and global levels. He identifies policy needs and collaborates with Georgia Aquarium’s Science Program to improve policies related to research and education. He is also the current regional coordinator for the Caribbean...
Ecolinks Conference
Jun 3, 2023 - Duffins Creek
Hosted by: Ontario Society for Environmental Education
This year's theme will be "Repecting our Water - Education & Action" as we find ways to engage learners from K-Grade 12 about water issues through Art, Health and Physical Education, Language, Mathematics, Science & Technology and Social Studies, History & Geography.
Nature Journaling Workshop: How to Draw Water
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...
Ecocity World Summit
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.
EE Conference
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,...
Walking Together: (Re)Connecting to Nature through Two-Eyed Seeing
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...
World Oceans Day
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.
Inside Out National Conference
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.
Animating Outdoor Learning using Finger Puppets
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...
Ocean Education Symposium 2023
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...
Park People Conference
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.
2023 EEASC CONFERENCE
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.
Meeting at the River
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...
47th Annual KAEE Conference
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;...
International Conference - Naturalized Playspaces for Children
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,...
Outdoor Play Summit
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...
Breath of Fresh Air Outdoor Play Summit
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...
2023 INQUIRING VOICES GATHERING FOR EDUCATORS
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.
2023 INQUIRING VOICES GATHERING FOR EDUCATORS
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...
