Who are independent environmental educators?

​Scan the environmental education literature, white papers, and skim the questions in surveys, you'll notice that the field focuses on organizations, their volunteers, and the W-2 staff that work for them.

​Every time I see this, I wonder, what about the independent professionals in the field?

​I have been learning about this group of professionals and I can tell you there is a story here.

​Let’s talk about it.

​In this session, I will share what I shared at the World Environmental Education Congress 2026.