[NAAEE Webinar] The State of Outdoor Policy: A Recap of 2023 and What’s in Store for 2024

This webinar is hosted by NAAEE; register via their website. 

Join us in the new year for a webinar presented by the Youth Outdoor Policy Partnership to explore state policies that advance youth outdoor engagement and education. We’ll be joined by state legislators and partners to take a look back at some of the policy successes of 2023 and hear about some of the most promising opportunities for 2024. YOPP is a partnership of NAAEE, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, Nuestra Tierra Conservation, and the Children & Nature Network.

Partners: Children & Nature Network

The Children & Nature Network works to increase equitable access to nature everywhere children live, learn, and play by fostering the belief that nature is essential for healthy development; growing an inclusive global movement; and changing the big systems that impact children’s daily lives. Our vision is a world in which children have access to the benefits of nature everywhere they live, learn, and play and our mission it so increase equitable access to nature so that children–and the natural world–can thrive.

Learn more about C&NN here.

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

Created by and for state legislators, the Caucus serves as a resource on environmental issues through legislative research, organized events, and by facilitating collaboration between lawmakers working on similar issues. The National Caucus of Environmental Legislators’ mission is to empower a nonpartisan network of legislative champions to protect, conserve, and improve the natural and human environment. NCEL’s vision is state leadership that advances a clean and healthy environment for all.

Learn more about NCEL here.

Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project

Established in 2019, the organization has already begun spearheading state and national level policy work. This includes establishing the New Mexico Outdoor Equity Fund, leading the national Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E Initiative, and co-founding the Monumental Shift Coalition. Nuestra Tierra continues to ground its work in place-based work led by diverse communities in New Mexico and the borderlands, such as supporting efforts to permanently protect Boot-heel communities in southern New Mexico and Castner Range in El Paso, Texas. Nuestra Tierra strives to maintain a strong local presence through ongoing work in our immediate community.

Learn more about the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project.

This webinar is brought to you by ee360+ and eeINSPIRE. ee360+: Building a Stronger and More Inclusive Movement Through Collective Impact

An ambitious multi-year initiative, the ee360+ Leadership and Training Collaborative connects, trains, and promotes innovative leaders dedicated to using the power of education to create a more just and sustainable future for everyone, everywhere. Led by NAAEE, ee360+ is made possible through funding and support from U.S. EPA and twenty-seven partner organizations representing universities and nonprofits across the country, and five federal agencies. Through this partnership, ee360+ brings together more than five decades of expertise to grow, strengthen, and diversify the environmental education field. Visit https://naaee.org/programs/ee360 to learn more.