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Note: Your registration for the Cities & Nature Summit includes one field trip (morning or afternoon). Please sign up to participate in the "Strategies for Connecting Children to Nature" roundtable breakout session during the other half of this day.

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Wednesday, May 25 • 10:01am - 12:00pm
Increasing Access to Parks for All People

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The benefits of parks, green space and natural areas are not realized by all people, and to reverse that we must place a priority on creating abundant access to nature for all children.  Parks provide essential spaces for community wellness and engagement in cities, and we will explore ways to build partnerships, programs and policies to ensure equity in those benefits.  Through roundtable discussions and action planning, we will discuss how park land and park programming work together in innovative ways to engage low-income communities and communities of color.
Moderators
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Nette Compton

Deputy Director, National Programs, The Trust for Public Land
Lover of parks and all things cities, I've been living in NYC for the past decade working on how parks can be more sustainable, accessible and relevant to people in cities. Ask me about creative placemaking, green infrastructure, or where to get a good meal in NYC and around the... Read More →
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Mike Hahm

Director, St. Paul Parks and Recreation
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James King Jr

Student, Natural Leader
James E. King Jr have more then 8 years of experience coordinating environmental stewardship projects throughout the United States. Through his coordination, he have engaged and inspired well over 10,000 people within being active in outdoor recreation, sustainability and environmental... Read More →
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Mona Koh

Community Relations Manager, East Bay Regional Park District
Mona Koh is the Community Relations Manager at the East Bay Regional Park District in the San FranciscoBay area. She leads the Park Prescriptions/SHINE* programs at the agency. The Park District’s goal is tointegrate individual and community health into the environs of public parklands... Read More →
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Susan Newton

Senior VP, Grants & Programs, National Park Foundation

Wednesday May 25, 2016 10:01am - 12:00pm CDT
Room 4
  Action Lab

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