On this episode of Establish, Holly and Anna speak with our two esteemed guests, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen and Riley Scanlan, about the importance of connecting with nature and how this connection influences one's own motivation to protect it.
Soren is a retired Biology Professor, who taught ecology and conservation biology courses at Acadia University, and currently works as the President of the Blomidon Naturalists Society in Nova Scotia. The Blomidon Naturalists society was one of the organizations involved in the successful judicial review of the provincial government’s failure to uphold the 1988 Endangered Species Act.
Riley is a youth working as a Program Coordinator for the Blomidon Naturalists Society, as well as being a member of Ecology Action Centre’s and helping run the website for the Healthy Forest Coalition. You can find out more about the Blomidon Naturalists Society at https://blomidonnaturalists.ca/
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