C&NN 2019 International Conference

Registration and Check-in Open 3:00pm - 6:00pm

PRE-CONFERENCE - Children, Nature, Cities, Schools 7:00pm - 8:30pm

PRE-CONFERENCE - Introduction to Bird Language 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Greening Schoolyards, Greening Cities: Policy, Sustainable Funding, and Communit... 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Fostering Social and Emotional Development in... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

How Do You Know It's Working? Two Evaluation Tools You Can Use Today (75 min) 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Systematic Review of the Literature on Nature Contact & Children’s Health (75 mi... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Registration and Check-in Open 7:00am - 5:00pm

OFFSITE - Deep Nature Connection: Early Childhood Development Through Bird Song (5 hrs + travel time) 10:15am - 4:30pm

OFFSITE - Beyond Buzzwords: How We Take Equitable Steps Forward (75 min session + travel time) 10:15am - 12:15pm

OFFSITE - Learning in Nature for Early Learners Through the Perspectives of Aboriginal Worldview (75 min session + travel time) 10:15am - 12:15pm

FIELD TRIP - Bay Area Wilderness Training Gear Library Tour (1.5 hrs) 12:00pm - 1:30pm

OFFSITE - Connecting with Families "FAME-ously" (2 hrs + travel time) 1:25pm - 4:30pm

OFFSITE - Beyond the Classroom Walls: How Unrestricted Nature-Based Play Lays the Foundation for Learning (2 hrs + travel time) 1:25pm - 4:30pm

OFFSITE - Nature Connection & Reflection for Children and Adults (2 hrs + travel time) 1:25pm - 4:30pm

Empowering Future Stewards: Empirical Evidence from Youth Participation in the G... 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Nature Sketch: How Art in Nature Can Build Mi... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Movies, Social Impact and Transformation: A Case from South America That Reaches... 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Building Organizational Capacity for Equity, Inclusion, and Cultural Relevance (... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Network Leadership (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

Developing and Sustaining Networks: Creating Collective Impact (75 min) 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Busting Barriers to Access: Training, Gear Libraries, Community, and the Power o... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION CIRCLE - Teach Me to Be Wild 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Outdoor Childhoods and Learning: Perspectives from Australia and Northern Europe... 10:30am - 11:45am

Creating Equitable and Inclusive Outdoor Curriculum (2 hrs) 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Park Royalty: Children as Community Leaders in Urban Park Revitalization (75 min... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Advancing Social & Emotional Learning in Environmental Education (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Assessing Connection to Nature 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Leveraging SEL Practices for Stronger Outcomes (2 hrs) 1:25pm - 3:30pm

Home for Future Earth Lovers: Foundations of Nature-connecting Human Habitats (7... 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - "Because I Saw a Snake There": Lasting Impact... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Disrupting Nature Deficit Disorder at School: Developing a Framework for Teachin... 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Connecting Preschool Children to Nature Through Creatively Funded Nature-Based S... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Research to Practice: Resources and Playful Activities to Promote Nature Play in... 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - The Business of Nature: Helping Support and G... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Nature Champions Panel: The Clinical and Academic Value of Nature on Mulitcultur... 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Trends in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare: Towards Social and Emotional Mental Hea... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Professional Learning Programs that Prepare Teachers and Students to Save the Wo... 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Leaning into Risk: Discussion and Ideas on Po... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Urban Wildlife Refuges: They're Close and They're Yours! (75 min) 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Untold Histories of Communities of Color in the Outdoors (75 min) 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Including Under-Represented and Under-Resourced Families in Nature (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Creating a Toolkit for Grassroots Leaders in... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Inclusive Opportunities in Nature for Children Who Are Differently Abled (75 min... 1:30pm - 2:45pm

State Outdoor Policy and Advocacy: Connecting Conservation, Education and Recrea... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Strategies for Engaging the Corporate Sector in Connecting Children to Nature (7... 10:30am - 11:45am

Lessons from the Field: Highlighting Outdoors Rx® & Other Successful Park Rx Pro... 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Why Should Kids Have All The Fun? Family Campouts for Nature and Community Conne... 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Optional: Topical Discussions and Affinity Group Meetings 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Meet and Greet Network Reception 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Networking and Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

The Nature Film Te...

Conference Overview, Welcome and Acknowledgement of Place 8:30am - 10:00am

KEYNOTE 3 - Nature Embraces All of Our Children. Why Can't We? A Challenge to the Children and N... 8:30am - 10:00am

KEYNOTE 2 - Developing Social and Emotional Skills in Young People Through Nature-based Programm... 8:30am - 10:00am

KEYNOTE 1 - The Healing Power of Direct Experience with Nature 8:30am - 10:00am

Oakland Goes Outdoors - Learn How Other Communities Can Too! (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Sharing Nature®: Deep Nature Play and Flow Learning™ (75 min) 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Create With Nature Zone 7:25am - 9:00pm

Network and Visit Exhibits 10:00am - 10:30am

Book Signing 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Cities Connecting Children to Nature: Addressing Equity through Community and Municipal Government Collaboration (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCHTIME DISCUSSION - National Parks Conservation Association:... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

I Left My Heart in San Francisco, but Brought Home Strategies for Equitable Natu... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Registration and Check-in Open 7:00am - 5:00pm

OFFSITE - Curiosity Tools for Learner and Nature Centered Experiences (90 min + travel time) 10:00am - 12:30pm

OFFSITE - Sharing Nature®: Bringing Families Together Through the Power of Deep Nature Play (90 min + travel time) 10:00am - 12:30pm

OFFSITE - Into the Forest: Core Routines of Deep Nature Connection (2 hrs + travel time) 1:45pm - 4:30pm

Creative Ways to Solicit Youth Input in Nature-Based Settings (75 min) 10:15am - 11:30am

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Beyond Brown-washing: Expanding Diversity Nar... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Home to Us All: Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth... 2:00pm - 3:15pm

FILM - Wild Child: A Curated Program of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Network Leadership with Equity and Inclusion In Mind (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Am I Helping or Not? 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Building Community Scale Collaborations to Connect Underrepresented Youth to Nature: Six Unique Perspectives (2 hrs) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Creating an Environment of “Yes”: Designing Natural Play Spaces for Emotional Well Being (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

The Whole Child: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in Nature Programs (2 hrs) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Think Global; Act Local: How Can Grass Roots Action in Schools Change Society and Save the Planet Through Outdoor Learning and P... 10:15am - 12:15pm

The National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Process in Action! (75 min) 2:00pm - 3:15pm

What Does Diversity and Inclusion Have to Do With Risk Management? (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Gear Library Info Session from Outdoors Empow... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Power With Children, Power With Play (2 hrs) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Embodied Peak Experience in Nature: Healing the Impacts of Complex Trauma for Youth (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCH DISCUSSION - Beyond Preaching to the Choir: Engaging White... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Project Nature, Washington (75 min) 2:00pm - 3:15pm

Growing Up Wild: Developing Empathy with Nature, Ecological Identity, and a Voice For Advocacy in Children from Birth to Young A... 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCHTIME DISCUSSION - Nature vs Goliath: Getting to the Other S... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Backyard Backstories: Building and Evaluating Nature Play and Learning Spaces (2 hrs) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Book Signing 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Swinging for the Fences. How Colorado Is Changing an Entire Generation of Kids (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

LUNCHTIME DISCUSSION - A Natural Start for All: Connecting Natur... 12:45pm - 1:45pm

From Little Things Big Things Grow: Greening Your School Grounds One Seed, One Stepping Stone and One Child’s Green Heart at a T... 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Beyond Fairy Houses, Mud Pies, and Dens: Designing, Making, Managing, and Using Create-with-Nature Zones (2 hrs) 10:15am - 12:15pm

Happy Hands, Happy Hearts: Forest Day Learning at the New Mexico School for the Deaf (2 hrs) 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Book Signing 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Funders Panel: Investing in Partnerships for Greater Impact (90 min) 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Optional: Topical Discussions and Affinity Group Meetings 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Networking and Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

The Biggest Little...

KEYNOTE - Youth Leadership for Civic Engagement 8:30am - 9:45am

Conference Welcome...

Lunch 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Poster Session Part 1 12:45pm - 1:45pm

Poster Session Part 2 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Create With Nature Zone 7:25am - 9:00pm

FIELD TRIP - Climate Change and Resiliency in the Redwoods Roberts Regional Recreation Area (3 hrs 45 min) 10:00am - 1:45pm

OFFSITE - The Nature of Science: A Pathway from Outdoor Experiences to Student-directed STEM and Stewardship (5 hrs + travel time) 10:00am - 4:30pm

OFFSITE - SEL Intensive: Hands-on Strategies for Supporting Youth Development Through Nature-based Programs (5 hrs + travel time) 10:00am - 4:30pm

FIELD TRIP - City Parks for Sustaining Nature Connections 12:40pm - 7:00pm

Network and Visit Exhibits 9:45am - 10:15am

Book Signing 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Canoemobile: Closing Achievement Gaps and Creating Equitable Access to Nature wi... 10:30am - 11:45am

Growing the Children & Nature Movement Worldwide (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Registration and Check-in Open 7:30am - 12:00pm

WALKSHOP - #185daysofwalks (90 min + travel time) 10:15am - 12:30pm

WALKSHOP - Urban Tracking: Wildlife in the City (90 min + travel time) 10:15am - 12:30pm

Conference Concludes 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Listening to Country: Walking Together (Bold Park Community School, Australia) (... 10:30am - 11:45am

Network Lab: Enhancing Our Leadership Capacity by Being Known and Being Connected (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Cultural Relevancy, Partnership, and Research: Lessons Learned from a Longitudin... 10:30am - 11:45am

Youth and 21st Century Land Stewardship (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

City-Corps Partnerships: Engaging Young Leaders in the Greening of our Local Communities (1.5 hr... 10:30am - 12:00pm

School District Partnerships for Equitable Nature-based Learning and Environment... 10:30am - 11:45am

SEL + DEI: Practical Strategies to Support Both (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

Embracing The Nature Principle: The Role of Nature within Communities, Families and Childhood (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Reaching Families with "No Time" for Nature (75 min) 10:30am - 11:45am

Health & Environmental Justice Through Garden-Based Learning with Youth (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Networking and Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Conference Welcome 8:30am - 10:00am

PLENARY - Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of the Children and Nature Movement 8:30am - 10:00am

Downtown Oakland Neighborhood Bioblitz: Facilitating Nature Exploration and Building Community (2 hrs) 10:30am - 12:30pm

Create With Nature Zone 7:25am - 12:00pm

Network and Visit Exhibits 10:00am - 10:30am