The Education & Inclusive Engagement Task Team is hosting live forums in 2025!
Join members of the Task Team, special guests and experts for open forums discussing topics around the theme of education and inclusivity.
All live forums are free and open to anyone who is interested!
Mark your calendars! Live forums will be taking place on the following dates at 1 pm UTC:
Upcoming Forums
Conservation Corps: A Global Model for Trails
January 15, 2025 at 1 pm UTC
Conservation Corps connect and inspire local communities, young people, and those inspired by trails, providing opportunities to become conservation leaders through direct work and training. They collaborate with communities and partners to build sustainable futures for all. Learn about how this model can be a global opportunity for trails, with special speakers from the USA and Azerbaijan.
Speakers include:
Marie Walker, Chief Operating Officer, The Corps Network, USA
The Corps Network supports over 140 Corps in the United States with advocacy, funding access, and operational guidance. Corps have built/supported over 15,000 miles of trails in the US!
Jessie Hess, US Forest Service International Programs
The US Forest Service learns and shares natural resource management best practices with partners around the world, including expertise of managing over 160,000 trail miles in the US and operating conservation corps.
Gunay Murshud, Transcaucasian Trail Caucasus Conservation Corps, Azerbaijan
The Transcaucasian Trail is being built through the Caucasus Mountains in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia.
Kiana Etsate-Gashytewa, Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps, USA
This Corps leads Nations back to ecological and cultural well-being by engaging Indigenous youth and young adults in service that reconnects participants to the land, their cultural heritage, and their traditions.
