Freelance environmental educators’ decision to work in informal education motivated by several factors.

Mark and Crystal Mandica return to the podcast to discuss new initiatives and how The Amphibian Foundation is growing its network.

Alice Merry stops by to talk about Museo Wak’a, the pop-up museum she co-founded in Lima, Peru.

Janice Kelley, the founder of the afterschool program Nature Detectives, launches a new podcast.

Poet and author, Tina Demirdjian, discusses how poetry can be used to nurture connections with nature and community.

Survey results offer a new perspective on engagement.

Donna Cravotta of SocialPivot PR explains how environmental educators and interpreters can use social media to stay connected with their audiences.

Bethan Burton has kept nature journals since she was a young girl. It is no surprise then, that she founded International Nature Journal Week, a global celebration of nature and place.

Talaterra Cowork restructures, opens doors to freelance professionals in environmental education.

A roundtable discussion about finding your audience.

Kathryn Parsley’s research specialty is plant blindness and botanical literacy. She is creating tools teachers can use to assess the botanical literacy of their students.

Erica Fielder provides insight into how she creates interpretive panels are created.

Freelance EE is a new feature that will result in greater understanding of the field of freelance environmental education.

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

Kimberly Beck incorporates stillness and gratitude in her programs at Relational Rewilding Nature Guiding.

A new coworking space for freelance environmental educators opens.

Margaret Best is an award-winning botanical artist who shows people aspects of plants they can no longer unsee.

Marijke Hecht discusses learning ecosystems and how a naturalist identity develops.

Almost one year ago, in January 2019, I launched this podcast. Launching this podcast was both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. I wanted so much to move my project forward, but at the same time was very unsure about hearing my own voice out in the world. When I published the trailer for this show, it was the first time that I spoke my intention out loud outside of my group of podcasting peers and colleagues.

Mark and Crystal Mandica founded the Amphibian Foundation in 2016. The Foundation focuses on the conservation of amphibians in the southeastern region of the United States. Mark and Crystal also lead educational initiatives that facilitate conversations addressing the global amphibian extinction crisis.