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Maggie Bourque is an educator based in Laramie, where she teaches courses, mentors students, designs curricula, supports course development (on campus, in the field, and online/via distance), and supports faculty in realizing impactful, innovative interdisciplinary teaching and learning in the Haub School of ENR at the University of Wyoming.

Maggie's professional and academic work is grounded in interdisciplinary education and place studies, blending cultural geography, philosophy, place-based pedagogy, and environmental studies.

EverWild (est. 2016) is a 501-C Non-profit organization committed to engaging and mentoring children and families to develop a meaningful connection to the Earth. EverWild serves hundreds of children, Pre-K through teens, and adults with nature immersion classes, forest preschool and kindergarten, summer camps, overnight trips, and workshops across the greater Los Angeles area. 

 

I work at Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center as an Environmental Educator. I hold M.Ed. in Outdoor Education and M.S. in Natural Resource Management. I have been working in the environmental education field since 2015.

Global Citizen | Environmental Educator | Naturalist | Guide | Conservationist | SDGs 13, 14 & 15 Advocate | Writer

Green Ummah aims to empower Canadian Muslims to create just solutions for environmental problems. Green Ummah’s mission is to share intersectional knowledge about the environment and environmental issues, to build capacity for Muslim leadership in the environmental movement and to share tools for Muslims to engage in solution-making for environmental problems. We leverage our strong partnerships with academia, community groups and leaders in the environmental and nature sectors to develop creative programming curated specifically for different demographic groups in Canada’s Muslim community.

Lisa (she/her/hers) is a multidisciplinary artist, teacher, and student of nature currently residing on Canarsie Munsee-Lenape land (also known as Brooklyn, NY). She originally hails from Georgia (the traditional, unceded land of the Muscogee Nation), where she grew up in small towns across the state. Her work explores the intersection of the arts and Nature, and she takes particular interest in the connection we have to the other-than-human world as well as the interconnectedness of communities around the world.

Technically challenged at times, I am an avid life-long learner, 40 veteran of public education, Director of Curriculum and Education for Green Dragon Conservation Education. Inspired to be a part of Environmental Education as it becomes a reality in all educational settings.

I am currently launching my second nonprofit that is focused on expanding access to nature-based early education.  We are located in Boston and provide nature preschool, forest days for public schools, and consulting services to educators interested in launching nature-based early ed programs in the USA or abroad.  I'd love to connect! 

Self-motivated, adaptable leader and collaborator experienced in project design and management, outreach and engagement strategies, creating collaborative learning environments, and partnership development. Strong interest in human-environment relationships, landscape-scale conservation, and environmental design.