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Title or Role: Conservation Filmmaker

Organization: Por Eco Productions - One Idea/Dos Languages

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Conservation Kids Video Cultivates Into Conservation Kids Club

In Central Maryland, my featured C&NN video Conservation Kids: Edventures Inside Green Ridge State Forest is being used on October 2nd to start “Conservation Kids Club” for volunteers ages 12 to 17.

The information session is being hosted by the Eldersburg Branch Library. Naturalist Max Bukowitz of Piney Run Nature Center will teach volunteers to mentor local 4th graders about natural

resources related to our state and the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

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Posted on September 25, 2012 at 11:38am — 1 Comment

A Mom in the Audience

Today makes one week since I heard Richard Louv address the audience members at the Catoctin Forest Alliance Conference (Thurmont, MD). His words of "self-replicating social change" are as alive as nature itself. I produce "Conservation Kids" to tell the stories of natural-resource areas and capture living history.

I have taken Mr. Louv's advice of having a movement that "paints a world…

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Posted on May 11, 2012 at 9:04am

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At 11:59am on June 6, 2011, Cheryle Franceschi said…: Hi Suz,

I have two children that love connecting with nature. I hope "Conservation Kids: Camping Across the Southwest" inspires other kids to explore the great outdoors. This summer, we are planning to investigate forest-stewardship practices in Maryland. I am looking forward to capturing some treemendous footage.

At 11:33am on June 6, 2011, Suz Lipman said…: Hi Cheryle! Warm welcome to C&NN Connect. I'm glad you found us and hope you make yourself at home in discussions and groups, share your activities and videos, and find this a rich source of resources. There are a lot of others here creating media about children and nature. Let us know what you're doing!

Some C&NN Connect members are sharing in this discussion:

http://childrenandnature.ning.com/forum/categories/books-movies-music-and-other/listForCategory

Cheers!