https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo Click the plus sign on the bottom right. Introduce yourself, add a picture of yourself at your site or a favorite place, ask questions, make connections, and have fun! Use the list icon in the bottom-left to see a list of participants who have contributed. en-us 2023-07-25 15:37:54 UTC 2023-08-28 17:42:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1504234218/ce42bedb3eaf050e60f40829f7d47699/ANCA_leaf_circle_social_tan_w_green_outline.png ANCAmembership https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2650969871 Hello! I look forward to being in Maine with all of you to share in good convocation and food! ]]> 2023-07-25 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2650969871 ANCAmembership https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2650984252 Welcome to the ANCA 2023 Community Resilience: The Maine Coast Summit!

What are you most looking forward to? What do you want to talk to your peer about?]]> 2023-07-25 16:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2650984252 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651621031 My name is Alex Grindle and I have the great pleasure of being part of The Ecology School at River Bend Farm. We are so looking forward to having you here! August is a fabulous time to visit Maine. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about Southern Maine or The Ecology School. ]]> 2023-07-26 16:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651621031 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651677701 This is my ninth Summit and each one gives me such excitement and hope for our profession. Looking forward to my first trip to Maine!]]> 2023-07-26 19:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651677701 kpochman https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651680038 This will be my 15th Summit! Looking forward to connecting with my colleagues and meeting new ones. Always energized by learning from everyone at the Summit. See you in Saco! ]]> 2023-07-26 19:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651680038 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651683121 Seth Engelbourg (He Series), Linda Loring Nature Foundation

Looking forward to this summit, my 4th overall but only 2nd in-person! I used to go to the Saco area every summer when I was younger, excited to be back!]]> 2023-07-26 19:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651683121 zach210 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651684340 Very excited to represent Wesselman Woods at the Summit.]]> 2023-07-26 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651684340 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651690689 2023-07-26 20:16:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651690689 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651694528 Can't WAIT to meet all of you at the Summit and get to know you and your centers! Looking forward to being in Maine for the first time and flying from Portland to Portland! :)]]> 2023-07-26 20:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651694528 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651696707 Looking forward to reconnecting with old friends and meeting new ones as well!]]> 2023-07-26 20:42:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2651696707 ANCA_Marketing https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652132479 I'm the Director of Marketing & Communications for ANCA. I'm thrilled to be going to Maine for the Summit — we're all in for a real treat! I was at The Ecology School in January, and I especially look forward to seeing what the place is like during the warmer months.

(Also looking forward to music! Please bring an instrument if you play 🙂)]]> 2023-07-27 13:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652132479 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652133799 Mike Larson (he/him), Executive Director, of the Blue Lotus Center in southeastern Wisconsin. We make nature accessible for people with disabilities and other significant life challenges. First time at the ANCA conference; attending with friend, colleague, and ANCA All-Star Glenna Holstein. Recent trip to the Galapagos was a lifetime highlight, though Lake Michigan holds a special spot in my heart as my favorite place. ]]> 2023-07-27 13:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652133799 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652138179 I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you next month!

Home - Discover Nature Here - Nature Center at Shaker Lakes ]]> 2023-07-27 13:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652138179 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652155006 I'm the Executive Director at North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, VT and am looking forward to the summit, especially since I've always wanted to visit The Ecology School! See you all soon.]]> 2023-07-27 14:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652155006 jennwright https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652200672 Jenn Wright]]> 2023-07-27 15:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652200672 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652280761 2023-07-27 20:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652280761 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652308573 Maine is one of my favorite places and I cannot wait to connect with everyone in a few weeks!


]]> 2023-07-27 22:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652308573 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652415943 2023-07-28 02:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652415943 leviwelling https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652627250 A view from the Red trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia. With 120 miles of paddle trails, you feel sincerely remote paddling along our peat filled waterways.]]> 2023-07-28 12:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652627250 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652762722 Jennifer Hunt, Oakland Nature Preserve
www.OaklandNaturePreserve.org]]> 2023-07-28 20:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652762722 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652773708 2023-07-28 21:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2652773708 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2653616393 Brooks Paternotte, Executive Director
(he/him)

]]> 2023-07-31 14:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2653616393 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2653701111 2023-07-31 18:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2653701111 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2654310278 I am excited to attend my First ANCA Summit as the Program Manager at Fenner Nature Center!]]> 2023-08-01 18:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2654310278 jenlevy https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655025354 I can't wait to see all of you at the ANCA Summit in Maine! This is my 24th Summit and 17th as executive director of ANCA. We will be welcoming more than 70 first time attendees! See you soon!]]> 2023-08-02 21:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655025354 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655493795 I choose the scenic route...]]> 2023-08-03 13:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655493795 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655514487 Hello everyone! My name is Dennis Pilaske and I serve as Executive Director of Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, MI. I can't wait to see you all soon. ]]> 2023-08-03 14:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2655514487 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2657436457 Veronica Frehm, CEO - Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park

This is my first ANCA Summit - looking forward to meeting everyone! ]]> 2023-08-07 18:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2657436457 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2657441556 Robert (Bob) Mercer, retired director

]]> 2023-08-07 18:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2657441556 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2658295053 I recently became the Director of Tamarack Nature Center. I am so excited to network and learn at the summit. I hope to walk away with more tools for being a leader and guiding our team in welcoming more marginalized audiences to our center. ]]> 2023-08-08 22:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2658295053 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2658846163 I serve as the director of land stewardship at Indian Creek Nature Center, and love learning about different ways to help people connect with the land. I see the summit as an extraordinary way to forge relationships within the field and strengthen all of our organizations. ]]> 2023-08-09 16:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2658846163 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2659538662 Sara Jose, Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve, Corpus Christi, TX - this will be my third summit (second in person) and I'm excited to gather with everyone.]]> 2023-08-10 15:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2659538662 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2660343236 Greetings! I'm Nick, the Executive Director of The Nature Museum in Grafton, Vermont. While I'm deeply in love with my home and community in the woods of Southern VT, I also have a fondness for Mt. Hunger, which is a peak in central VT (and has stunning sunset views of the Green and White Mountains, especially in the winter). Looking forward to seeing folks in Maine soon! ]]> 2023-08-11 17:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2660343236 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661606699 Staff from 3 of Jefferson County's largest preserves will be attending: Ruffner Mountain, Red Mountain, and Turkey Creek!]]> 2023-08-14 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661606699 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661616297 Rebecca Minnick, Louisville Nature Center. I'm as excited to be in Maine as I was to have snow in Louisville!]]> 2023-08-14 15:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661616297 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661622887 This will be my second ANCA summit (first in-person). Looking forward to it!]]> 2023-08-14 16:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661622887 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661630399 I'm excited to be a first-time attendee to this conference. I'll be representing the Alameda Creek Watershed Center along with my supervisor. The Center is a facility of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Looking forward to meeting all of you and learning about your work!]]> 2023-08-14 16:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661630399 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661636344 Ready to re-unite with friends, ANCA family, and my fellow nature nerds! ]]> 2023-08-14 16:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661636344 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661636968 I am very honored to be the Executive Director of a Nature Preserve and historic village in the middle of what is now sprawling Atlanta Suburbs. The preserve and history center was created by the local community and continues to thrive because of the support of a growing and diverse community. My work is built upon the work of many before me and I intend to honor their work by including and incorporating all of the stories of the community that built this area.]]> 2023-08-14 16:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661636968 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661642911 Looking forward to presentations, discussions, campfires, walks, field trips!

]]> 2023-08-14 16:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661642911 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661646938 2023-08-14 16:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661646938 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661703202 October Smith- Long Acres Ranch, Richmond, TX
Formal science educator turned manager at a ranch that services our local school district for filed trips and non-profit meeting space. This will be my first year at ANCA and looking forward to making connections.]]> 2023-08-14 18:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661703202 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661712425 Very excited to dive into the Nature Center world with you all in Maine. My firm facilitates Strategic, Business, and Master Planning services at organizations across the country - feel free to introduce yourself at the Summit if you want to learn more!]]> 2023-08-14 18:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661712425 christina793 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661715786 2023-08-14 18:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2661715786 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662421241 Jennifer Farrar, Executive Director, Asbury Woods, Erie, PA]]> 2023-08-15 13:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662421241 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662501778 2023-08-15 15:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662501778 iainmacleod3 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662519034 2023-08-15 15:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2662519034 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663602334 I'm Brenda Plakans, Executive Director of Welty Environmental Center located in 193-acre Big Hill Park, Beloit, WI. This is my first Summit and I'm looking forward to convening with you all! ]]> 2023-08-16 15:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663602334 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663792987 Greetings from the Cibolo Center for Conservation. I'm Ben Eldredge, the VP of Conservation and will be joined at the conference by our VP of Education and VP of Operations. We are looking forward to hanging out swapping solutions with everyone! ]]> 2023-08-16 19:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663792987 tsandsmark https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663875143 Retired Education Supervisor, Nature Center and Museum Director, Jefferson County Open Space. Looking forward to returning to an in person Summit and seeing all of you. ]]> 2023-08-16 22:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663875143 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663877515 https://claytor.lynchburg.edu/ 
Human and Environmental Wellbeing
Environmental Education
Biological Field Station
Community Science and Outreach
Art & Writing

]]> 2023-08-16 22:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2663877515 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2664967691 This will be my first ANCA conference, so looking forward to meeting everyone and hearing about the amazing work you are doing.]]> 2023-08-17 16:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2664967691 kyharkey https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665039233 Hi I'm Ky! Soooo excited to escape Austin heat to beautiful Maine! TheVisitorExperience.org]]> 2023-08-17 18:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665039233 schelly1 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665066026 2023-08-17 18:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665066026 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665210349 Hi! I am Erin Shultz, Program Manager here at The Ecology School. I grew up just 30 minutes south of here in York and am glad to get to share this beautiful place with all of you. I've got a few local ice cream recommendations if you are in need!]]> 2023-08-17 23:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2665210349 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666714453 erin parker (she/her), Interpretive Services Supervisor for the Huron-Clinton Metroparks - Photo taken this summer on Isle Royale National Park on a chilly June day ]]> 2023-08-20 15:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666714453 katie1017 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666808467
Hi! Katie! I am the executive director of The Ridges Sanctuary in Door County, Wisconsin. ]]> 2023-08-20 21:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666808467 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666808900 Anna Foster, Director of Programming at The Ridges
This is my first ANCA summit. I’m excited to connect with other organizations!


]]> 2023-08-20 21:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666808900 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666844368 Hi. I am Robin Sears (she), Executive Director of our local land trust, Williamstown Rural Lands. We conserve land and also excite people about nature and rural life through programming and festivals. We may take on more elements of a nature center (undergoing strategic planning now), so we look forward to learning from the experts.]]> 2023-08-20 23:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2666844368 MarkMcKnight https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667012858 Hi there! I’m Mark McKnight from Chattanooga, TN, and I’m uploading a pic from last week’s staff paddle. We’re located on Lookout Creek and were learning more about the Civil War battle that took place on our campus. Several thousand soldiers crossed the creek near this photo. ]]> 2023-08-21 02:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667012858 MarkMcKnight https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667020443 Hi I’m Mark McKnight (left) and my partner Chris Lykins is joining for the dinners this week. Here we’re at home in Chattanooga, TN, enjoying the fantastic view from a friend’s house on Lookout Mountain. I work at Reflection Riding, a 300 acre nature center on the other flank of Lookout from where this photo was taken. Chris is the marketing and communications director at our local community college.]]> 2023-08-21 02:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667020443 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667453841 wood@ospreywilds.org, 320-290-8246]]> 2023-08-21 12:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667453841 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667780980 2023-08-21 17:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667780980 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667817608 Love exploring the Eno River and the forest with my pup! -Ashley Meredith ]]> 2023-08-21 18:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667817608 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667908680 Hello, my name is Katie LeBoeuf. I’m the Park Naturalist at Lake Houston Wilderness Park near Houston, Texas. ]]> 2023-08-21 20:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2667908680 https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2675466386 Todd Cullison
Hawaii Nature Center]]> 2023-08-28 17:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ANCAmembership/8c2ia2voojambopo/wish/2675466386