2025 Children and Nature Network Nature Everywhere Conference, St Paul, MN Young people are not only participants in conversations about their well-being—they are educators, knowledge-holders and experts in their lived experiences. Their journeys have been shaped by culture, community, leadership and access to the outdoors, providing pathways for growth, resilience and success. Well-being needs to be a crucial foundation for … Read More

In the 2020s, CEC broadened its focus under the “Nature for All” umbrella, which resulted in increased IUCN membership participation with CEC programs focusing on the linkage between education, communication, and action. “NatureForAll” originated within the Brandwein Institute’s collaboration with CEC at both the World Parks Congress in 2014 and the “Inspiring a New Generation” Summit we convened in 2015. Inspiring … Read More

“In a Brandwein Minute,” is a series of minute-long video explorations into the natural world led by interpretive naturalist Sara Mayes. These vignettes are designed to spur additional investigations and provide inspiration through images of the wonders of nature. Most of the videos were taken at the Brandwein Nature Learning Preserve, but their subject matter can be found in backyards and … Read More

Any young birder in pre-K, grade school, middle school or high school can download the new version 7.7 of Thayer’s Birds of North America at NO COST. This amazing software, for Windows or Mac computers, features the 1007 birds that have been seen in the continental U.S. and Canada. The software includes over 6,600 color photos, 1,500 songs and calls, … Read More