Webinars

Watch the recording of our Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers in Nature event featuring Alexis Burroughs, Jessica Carrillo Alatorre, and Gabriel Pickus. They discuss benefits of nature engagement for young children, tips on how to prepare for the elements, tangible tools for nature play, whole-child centered learning with nature as the teacher and more!

Watch the recording of our November 29 Member Appreciation event moderated by Jesús Aguirre, Board Chair of the Children & Nature Network, and CEO of the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy with panelists Sarah Milligan-Toffler, C&NN President and CEO, Dylan McDowell, Executive Director for the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and Amanda O’Rourke, Executive Director of 8 80 Cities. They discuss trends and approaches to health and well-being that might influence, impact or present opportunities for children and nature leaders in the coming year.

Watch the September 7 recording of our Back to School with Nature event featuring José G. González, Cathy Jordan, Ph.D. and Sheila Williams Ridge, Ed.D.

Watch the recording of our August 10 event, “Designing Community Strategies and Building Cross-Sector Teams”. Through a conversation with leaders from the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative participants will learn about practical ideas for building a community team that incorporates diverse perspectives, skills, and backgrounds as well as strategies for achieving real and lasting change.

Join C&NN to explore effective and inspirational practices at this intersection that are greater than their individual parts and to map your organization’s progress toward achieving positive youth development outcomes through quality nature engagement. Featuring conversation with Therese Ryley from Southwest Conservation Corps and Shandiin Nez from Continental Divide Trail Coalition.

Watch the recording of our July 20 event, "Introduction to Nature Everywhere”, which offers participants an overview of the Nature Everywhere vision and application process.

Watch the recording of our July 10 event with author and Children & Nature Network co-founder Richard Louv.

Watch the recording of our Family Time in Nature event featuring Denice Rochelle, Founder and Director of The Bronze Chapter and Heather Kuhlken, Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit organization Families in Nature.

Watch the February 23 recording of the first workshop of the Inside-Out Youth Leadership Development Series. In this session, we explored what makes a YAC successful and how to ensure meaningful engagement for youth. Hear from Tyler Massias from Earth Guardians, Diane Lill from Conservation Nation, and Kerstin Johansson and Ashleigh Cibelli-Pettus from the City of Austin on their experience with building relevant, authentic and responsive YACs.

Watch the February 8 recording of our first Families Together in Nature event — Self-Care in Nature, featuring Nicole Jackson, Kari Kleven MSW, LICSW, Sonny LaForm, LSWAIC, MSW and Renā Trujillo.

Watch the recording of of the December 7 Member Appreciation Event. A screening of “Wood Hood,” Best Short Film winner at the Banff Mountain Film Festival and conversation with creators Manny Almonte and Carlos Davila.

The last of our fall event series! Watch recording of the November 17 conversation with Marlow Baines and Richard Carlbom.

Watch recording of the October 13 conversation between Dr. Hanaa Hamdi and Kimiko Russell-Halterman, two experts working in different spaces connected to this topic.

Watch recording of the September 14 conversation about our first global case study, Peru. Our green schoolyards team traveled to Perú to document an inspiring initiative happening across the country, from the Pacific coast to the Amazon. Hear from them and Joaquín Leguía, founder of the nonprofit ANIA, to learn how Tierra de Niños (or Children's Lands) are supporting the health and education of children in Perú -- and around the world.

Join us on Sept 18-19 for a 24-hour livestream event touring dozens of green school grounds

Need some inspiration for the Vitamin N Challenge? Watch this recorded conversation with author and Children & Nature Network co-founder Richard Louv. Richard will discuss what he learned about creating a nature-filled life while writing his book, “Vitamin N,” and offer tips for completing your Vitamin N Challenge.

Jaime Zaplatosch, C&NN Sr. Vice President, Green Schoolyards for Healthy Communities, joins a panel of expert for this webinar focused on increased use of outdoor learning spaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to reducing virus risks, outdoor learning benefits students’ social, emotional, and mental well-being. Research shows that trees and gardens create better learning environments for students by alleviating mental fatigue, improving attention, and encouraging hands-on learning outdoors — all of which can bolster academic performance. Learn strategies for bringing trees and nature to school campuses and students of all ages. Find out how to design for success by anticipating roadblocks, identifying feasible opportunities, and engaging with key stakeholders.

Learn about the importance of free play in nature, especially for families. This webinar offers valuable content for family, school-aged and early childhood program providers, as well as parents and caregivers.

CCCN’s Director of Cities Monica Lopez Magee joined New Mexico in Focus for a Facebook Live event on Friday, July 24 to discuss outdoor learning and using outdoor spaces as part of school reopening strategies.

Daily contact with nature is vital for supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people. Join the International School Grounds Alliance and the Children & Nature Network for this webinar that will focus on how school grounds can be designed and used to support mental health.

This webinar discusses the essential role of green schoolyards in a post-COVID area. With play structures being closed due to COVID-19, the public access of green schoolyards is even more critical.

The health and well-being of Indigenous communities have always been deeply rooted in connectedness with nature. Discussing spiritual practices, connection to nature, nourishment, and care for the land honor traditional indigenous knowledge and allow us to learn lessons of resilience.

Explore nature’s role in supporting resilience during times of adversity with Dr. Cathy Jordan, C&NN’s Research Director; Kim Moore Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Outside; and Dr. Megan Gunnar, Director, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota.

Watch a recording of C&NN, NLC, City Parks Alliance, National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) to learn how city leaders from Houston and Seattle navigate the provision of nature connections during a time of physical distancing.

Watch a recording of Children & Nature Network co-founder and author Richard Louv and executive director Sarah Milligan-Toffler as they explore ways to find “nearby nature” when we need it most. We’ll be crowdsourcing creative ideas for connecting to the natural world in these challenging times.

In this webinar, The Corps Network and Louisville Parks and Recreation share ways that cities and corps employ youth in service, facilitation of local nature experiences, and as role models and nature advocates.

In this webinar, city case studies illustrate ways cities can maximize library assets, partnerships, and resources to bring the benefits of nature to local residents.

Engaging community residents—adult and child alike—through deep and genuine participatory approaches is key to creation of truly equitable access to nature.

This webinar presents evidence- and practice-based information to make the case for affirming the voices, experiences and cultural ways of knowing of our youngest participants in nature-based education.

This webinar discusses the importance of making long-term investments leadership development and training for diverse young leaders.

Green schoolyards inspire children to be more active, attentive and inquisitive, while decreasing stress and anxiety, elevating mood, and improving social emotional development. Green, multi-functional schoolyards also inherently serve as an ideal venue for hands-on learning across subjects, building knowledge through sensory exploration and experiential discovery. A talk about how to successfully activate the schoolyard to help students and teachers reap all of these benefits (and many more) during school hours.

Partnerships are key for funding, implementing, scaling and sustaining successful and systemic green schoolyards programs. Join us to discover how very different partnership models developed to advance green schoolyards in 3 cities: Houston, TX; Denver, CO and Chicago, IL.

This webinar presents research and strategies for increasing equitable access to nature, including C&NN’s Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Natural Leaders and Green Schoolyards initiatives.

A webinar exploring the potential of youth engagement, leadership and stewardship activities to foster nature connection in cities.