SORP Webinars & Training SeriesWe are pleased to offer access to all of these sessions FREE OF COST to everyone. It’s important to SORP to be able to serve the outdoor recreation community through these types of training opportunities. We could not offer these important training sessions without support from our members and partners. Interested in partnering or sponsoring a series or individual webinars? Contact Rachel at [email protected] Join or renew your membership to SORP. Upcoming Webinars and Trainings
Black History Month Spotlight: February 15, 2023, 1:00 MTPart I of We All Belong Outside SeriesOutdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative and Black-led organizations that connect youth and families to nature based experiences Registration LinkSince 2020, the OUTDOOR F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative (OFI) has sought to build the public and political momentum for the creation of a national outdoor opportunity fund. The fund would ensure large-scale long-term investments in programs that all youth and their families across the nation, regardless of their income or zip code, benefit from nature based experiences that promote health, education, and career-building. This series raises awareness of OFI through the lived experience of those who are directly benefiting from state based outdoor equity programs. The series also seeks to deepen SORP member understanding and application of justice, equity, diversity inclusion, and accessibility principles to their professional and personal lives. Intended Outcomes: Participants will (1) receive approaches and strategies to strengthen access, representative, meaningful participation and quality for marginalized people, (2) learn about barriers to equitable nature-based experiences, and (3) learn how OFI addresses some of these barriers and support community-led efforts to connect youth and families to nature-based experiences. Speakers:
Past Webinars and TrainingsFebruary 1, 2023: Bringing Indigenous values into practice in park planning and design (recording) Park planning and design often starts with the assumption that these spaces are enhanced by trails and outdoor recreation amenities. But many of these spaces have been, and continue to be, places of ceremony, worship, and sustenance for thousands of years and are sacred to Tribal members. This webinar examines the Eurocentric biases in park planning and design and how understanding Tribal connections, perspectives, and place names builds stronger convections between people and places. Presenters:
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January 25, 2023: Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps: Connecting Indigenous Values, People, and Land (recording)
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps (ALCC) is a non-profit program of Conservation Legacy (CL). Their mission is to support local communities toward realization of their own goals and priorities in the areas of natural and cultural resource management. The presentation will highlight the programmatic vision and values of ALCC, examples of flagship projects, and how to engage with their work. Presenter:
Website: ancestrallands.org Resources:
January 18, 2023: Cultural Landscape Training Framework (recording)
In this webinar, we will walk through of the Cultural Landscape Training Framework. Created based on social-science research methods and collaboration with Indigenous and non-Indigenous coworkers in the recreation and conservation fields, The Training Framework outlines discrete steps to unlearning and relearning how outdoor professionals can embrace multiple perspectives of the Indigenous landscapes they work on. The training module outlines driving principles that can (hopefully) lead to increased engagement with Indigenous communities along the National Trail System, and give you tools to take that first step past acknowledgment toward decolonization. The Training Framework also has a Policy Reference Chart, a tool designed to make policy, legislation, and executive and secretarial orders more consumable, leading the user to more funding opportunities that align with administrative goals and equitable project building. Altogether, this webinar will show you new resources, new perspectives, and introduce you to a new way to understand law and policy that governs the ancestral land that America’s trails run through. The Training Framework will guide you to embrace a future of respect where Indigenous experts lead the way towards a greener, brighter future. Presenter:
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January 11, 2023: Native Lands, National Trails (NLNT) (recording)Native Lands, National Trails is an Indigenous mapping and research project of the Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS). Native Lands, National Trails provides basic resources and an interactive GIS map to help federal agencies that administer National Trails and their nonprofit trail organization partners advance National Trails System knowledge of Indigenous ancestral Lands and increase partnerships and collaboration with Indigenous Communities along National Scenic and National Historic Trails.
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Partners of this project include Partnership for the National Trails System, Native Land Digital, Bureau of Land Management and Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps: https://pnts.org/new/native-lands-national-trails/ Resources:
November 30, 2022: Breaking Down the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Economy Release with Federal and State Partners,Chris Perkins, Senior Director at the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, will unpack the huge resurgence of the outdoor recreation economy in 2021 and key segments to watch moving forward. He will be joined by Katherine Andrews, Arkansas State Director of Outdoor Recreation, and Jenny Kordick, Executive Director at Maine Outdoor Brands, to spotlight increases at the state level and the role of State Offices of Outdoor Recreation and State Outdoor Business Alliances in moving the outdoor recreation economy forward.
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