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The Wild Things Conference Returns Saturday, March 1, 2025 - SOLD OUT

We’re thrilled to welcome you again to learn and share your expertise with our community. We’ve put together an exciting lineup of workshops and sessions from regional and national experts, plus meet & greets, video content, exhibitors, and sponsors. With over 140 presentations and discussion panels to choose from, the in-person program engages a diverse range of topics, research, and skills, and plenty of opportunities to meet with friends, old and new.

Thank you as well to our sponsors, scholarship supporters, and exhibitors who are all helping to make this another tremendously successful Wild Things.

Tickets for Wild Things 2025 are sold out. For additional information on the 2025 conference, visit wildthingscommunity.org.

**PLEASE NOTE: Some details are subject to change.**

NOTICE: Please be advised that photos and videos will be taken during Wild Things 2025. By attending, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. Your attendance on this event constitutes your agreement to the use of any resulting media by Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves for promotional, marketing, or any other purpose in perpetuity, without further approval or any compensation. 
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Inclusive Nature Programming, An Experiential Flow
Saturday March 1, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm CST
Room 29
Learn how to engage and sustain long-term relationships in Black and Brown communities by reconnecting to nature through interactive healing modalities. Experience nature-inspired meditation, sound healing, and discussion in this experiential workshop. Equitable access to nature positively impacts individuals from BIPOC communities with the ability to heal from trauma, improve interpersonal relationships, and further help to address racial injustice or inequities in natural spaces. Light of Loving Kindness specializes in creating Outdoor Rx programs, including Self Love in Nature, Camping While Black, and Self Love Bootcamp. Our programs engage individuals from Black and Brown communities in a meaningful relationship with nature through our unique blend of holistic wellness practices and education.
Presenters
avatar for Cassandra Powell

Cassandra Powell

Founder & Executive Director, Light of Loving Kindness
Cassandra Powell: Nature Lover! Wellness Enthusiast! Light Shiner!  Cassandra is the Founder of Light of Loving Kindness, a Chicago-based non-profit organization, and a Professor of Linguistics & Communications.
avatar for Ayanna London

Ayanna London

Co- Light Director, Light of Loving Kindness
Ayanna London is Chicago native whose family has lived in Chicago for many generations. She is a mother, village mama, doula, mentor, educator, multi-media artist, dancer, performer, historian, and land steward.
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Saturday March 1, 2025 2:15pm - 3:00pm CST
Room 29
  Community Engagement, Intro

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