Connecting Youth and Nature – Sustainability’s Future
Speakers: Ted Howard, Cultural Resources Director Shoshone – Paiute Tribes
Ron Peters, Fisheries Program, Coeur d’Alene Tribe
David Cannamela, M.K. Nature Center, Idaho Dept. of Fish & Game
Moderator: Helen Rigg, Idaho GEMStars
Building links between people, culture and the natural world is important to sustainability. Learn about specific projects that are reconnecting youth with the natural world by using hands on outdoor experiences to help rebuild the connection to our environment. Discover examples of how Idaho’s youth are reconnecting to the environment through projects involving growing native plants for restoration of burned areas, reconnecting culturally through indigenous foods like the camas and getting their feet wet as they experience a river ecosystem in their own community. Gain insights from those delivering these projects on what worked for them, what challenges were faced and what results are expected from their efforts to get youth involved in nature.
Tags: Youth and Nature
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