{"id":11780,"date":"2025-02-21T21:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemontgomerygreen.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=11780"},"modified":"2025-02-21T21:22:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:22:50","slug":"nature-forwards-taking-nature-black-conference","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/onemontgomerygreen.org\/index.php\/calendarevent\/nature-forwards-taking-nature-black-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Forward: Taking Nature Black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-regular-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">N<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ature Forward\u2019s Taking Nature Black Conference, themed \u201c<em>Reclamation &amp; Resilience<\/em>,\u201d happens March 5 \u2013 8, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-regular-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keynote speakers include<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopcaucus.org\/team\/rev-lennox-yearwood-jr-president-and-ceo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, President &amp; CEO of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopcaucus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hip Hop Caucus<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">; applied behavior scientist<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/sph.tulane.edu\/sbps\/jylana-sheats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Jylana L, Sheats, PhD<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, of Tulane University; storyteller and cultural geographer<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolynfinney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Carolyn Finney, PhD<\/strong><\/a>; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/staff\/matt-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matt Scott<\/a><\/strong>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">director of storytelling and engagement at<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Drawdown<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">; and climate activist<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wawagatheru.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wawa Gatheru<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, founder of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blackgirlenvironmentalist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Girl Environmentalist<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-x-large-regular-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can join us from anywhere around the world for interactive, virtual conference sessions on Wednesday, March 5, and Thursday, March 6. In-person conference activities take place on Friday, March 7 at the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/silverspringdowntown.com\/go\/silver-spring-civic-building-and-veterans-plaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Silver Spring Civic Center<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">in downtown Silver Spring, MD. Saturday, March 8 will feature inspiring outdoor nature experiences in the DC region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">For more information: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/natureforward.org\/taking-nature-black\/\">https:\/\/natureforward.org\/taking-nature-black\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature Forward\u2019s Taking Nature Black Conference, themed \u201cReclamation &amp; Resilience,\u201d happens March 5 \u2013 8, 2025. Keynote speakers include Rev. 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