Greetings from Pittsburgh: The NAAEE Conference 2024 Recap!

The great Pennsylvanian poet Taylor Swift once asked, “are there still beautiful things?”. The NAAEE Conference in Pittsburgh proved the answer is a resounding YES!

I was lucky enough to be able to attend the North American Association for Environmental Education Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from the 6th-9th of November 2024! I met the most incredible people, made the most wonderful friends, and learned more than I ever could have dreamed of. It was constructive, challenging, enlightening, inspiring and joyful. This episode is a recap of that event, but also a huge thank all of the beautiful souls who made the conference what it was. I feel so grateful that I was able to share a few days with you! 

The episode starts by explaining my history with NAAEE and recounting my visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo! Then I recap all of my favourite moments from the conference. I talk about some of the major themes, and share some of the lessons I learned.

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Please follow the links below to learn more about the incredible work of some of the people mentioned throughout the episode:

• Tomás Teicher: http://conscientecolectivo.com.ar
• Alerick Pacay: https://semillasdeloceano.org
• CJ Greco: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Pv0NiMp7VQ4U9d621PM1B
• Jenna Potter: https://keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.knib.app/cgi-bin/generic?instanceID=87
• Tusabe Richard: https://eepro.naaee.org/community/blog/ssese-islands-global-stages-my-safari-environmental-advocacy-and-teen-2024-project
• Harris Ashangwa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashangwa-harrison-204333ba/?originalSubdomain=de
• Katarina Zvarikova: https://seq.sk
• Dajawn Williams: https://www.ecoaddendum.org/about/staff/
• Rachael Lewandoski-Sarette: https://www.facebook.com/uphamwoods
• Globio: https://www.globio.org
• Nick Okafor: https://www.trubel.co

You can learn more about the NAAEE here: https://naaee.org

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