Bethan Burton is a teacher, avid nature journaler, and founder of International Nature Journaling Week, an online global celebration occurring June 1-7, 2020.

When did Bethan decide to make journaling her career?

How does she teach nature journaling to toddlers?

What is International Nature Journaling Week all about?

Let's find out.

LINKS

Journaling with Nature (Bethan's website)

Bethan on Instagram (@journalingwithnature)

International Nature Journaling Week

Alfred Russel Wallace

The Sketchbook Project at Brooklyn Art Library

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As some of you already know, last week I opened the doors to Talaterra Cowork, the coworking space that was established for independent professionals working in our field. If you are an independent professional working in environmental education, natural resource fields, nature, and heritage interpretation or in really any field, where through your work, you connect people with nature, this coworking space is for you. 

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How do you find "the others?" 

This question was the focus of a conversation I had earlier this morning. 

Today I had the opportunity to participate in the Ruckus Makers Roundtable, hosted by Scott Perry, Chief Difference Maker at Creative on Purpose. Scott is currently hosting a series of conversations with individuals from ForwardLink, the alumni community created by Seth Godin. Joining me on the call was Penny Harris, founder of Mission Centered Fundraising. Some of the things Scott, Penny, and I spoke about are who the "others" are, how we move ourselves forward, what we're regularly shipping, and what to do when your audience changes. I'm not going to fill you in with all the details. Instead, I'd like to invite you to listen in on our conversation. You'll find the link to this morning's session in the show notes. 

Thank you for stopping by the podcast today. See you next week.

LINKS

Ruckus Makers Roundtable: How do you "find the others?"

Creative on Purpose

Akimbo Workshops

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Kathryn Parsley is a Ph.D. candidate whose specialty is plant blindness and botanical literacy. She is creating tools to asses plant blindness in students and hopes to make her tools available to teachers for use in any learning environment.

Why did Kathryn choose to study plant blindness?

What are her tools about?

Let's find out.

LINKS

Kathryn's website

Validity and Reliability of the Plant Blindness Index (PBI) and the Botanical Literacy Inventory (BLI)

Analyzing Plant and Animal Images in Undergraduate Biology Textbooks

The Plant Blindness Problem

Sabel Lab at University of Memphis

Center for Biodiversity at the University of Memphis

Kathryn's Plantae Fellow profile

Kathryn on LinkedIn

Kathryn on Twitter

Kathryn on Instagram

Toward a Theory of Plant Blindness

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Erica Fielder is the owner of Erica Fielder Studio, an interpretive studio that creates interpretive displays for parks and visitor centers. Erica has worked with over 50 creative partners during the studio’s 30-year history and has guided the production of almost 1,400 interpretive displays.

How did Erica become a designer of interpretive panels?

How does she prepare watercolor paintings for her panels?

How does Erica begin conversations with prospective clients?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

Erica Fielder Studio

Sam H. Ham•

Freeman Tilden •

Jug Handle Creek Farm & Nature Center

Maraya Cornell on Twitter 

National Association for Interpretation (NAI) 

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

Pannier Graphics - Outdoor Signage and Exhibit Bases

iZone Imaging - Custom Signs and Environmental Graphics

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Episode 45: Introducing Freelance EE

February 20, 2020

Tania Marien  0:00 

Freelance environmental education? That's a thing? Yes, it is. I've had more than one conversation with people who weren't aware that freelance environmental educators existed. And this is one of the handful of reasons why I started the freelance project, this podcast and the coworking space. Today I'm introducing a new element to the podcast. I'm calling it Freelance EE. 

Share your specialty

Learn more about the podcast and Talaterra Cowork at Talaterra.com.

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Today’s episode addresses this question:

How can freelance educators learn to engage with diverse audiences and develop intercultural competence?

This question kicked off my conversation with Claudia Diaz-Carrasco. This episode is one of the most listened to episodes to date. It first aired in March 2019.

Make sure you stick around until the very end so you don’t miss the special announcement.

LINKS

Talaterra Mailing List for Freelance Educators

Transcript to Episode 9: Claudia Diaz Carrasco, Intercultural Competence

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Hello and welcome to February.

How is your year going? 

Has it been nonstop busy since the holidays? 

For me this year, January went the same way it went last year — busy, busy, busy — but lots of good things are happening, so no complaints.

The events of the past month made me think about our fast-moving world and how it really isn’t a surprise that people don’t notice their surroundings. I then switched to thinking about myself and how I might make myself slow down. Then I thought about my conversation with Kimberly Beck, one of the first guests on this podcast. Kimberly is an environmental educator and psychotherapist at Relational Rewilding Nature Guiding. Here Kimberly offers rewilding programs and nature therapy. I thought about what she does in her programs and found myself wishing that Colorado wasn’t so far away.

If you've been wishing for more quiet moments and have been looking for more stillness for you and for your audience, I recommend listening to this episode to find out how Kimberly incorporates stillness and guides the participants in her programs.

Enjoy.

LINKS

Relational Rewilding Nature Guiding

Follow Kimberly on Facebook

Is encouraging gratitude an antidote for materialism? (article)

Not a Stick (children’s book)

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This week’s episode is about the launch of Talaterra Cowork, a coworking space for freelance environmental educators. What’s it all about?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

Talaterra Cowork (cowork.talaterra.com)

Transcript: Ep42 Talaterra Cowork

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Margaret Best is an award-winning contemporary botanical artist and a respected teacher. Her work can be viewed in books, catalogs, magazines, public and private collections, and on coins distributed by the Royal Canadian Mint.

How did Margaret stumble into this genre?

What life experience prepared Margaret for the specialty she’s become known for?

How does botanical art differ from flower painting?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

Margaret Best’s website

Margaret on Instagram (@margaretbest8904)

Margaret on Facebook

Ann Swan

Pandora Sellars

Coral Guest

American Society of Botanical Artists

Out of the Woods Exhibition

Botanical Art and Artists

Plant Blindness

Margaret Best Designs Wild Rose for Royal Canadian Mint

Margaret Best Discusses Color in Botanical Art, Provides Tips for Informal Science Educators

The Blue of the Artist’s Ocean, an article for Environmental Education Week by Margaret Best

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