BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20140309T100000 RDATE:20140309T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20141102T090000 RDATE:20141102T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140628T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20140628T100000 LOCATION:Graduate Campus\, South Chapel GEO:45.445351;-122.670376 SUMMARY:Nature\, Health\, Access: The Restorative Effects of Nature DESCRIPTION:Are there issues regarding access to healthy natural spaces i n our community? How can we determine needs and solutions? \; This w orkshop will review some of the latest findings regarding the health bene fits of green spaces and near-by nature and how these benefits are uneven ly distributed in our community. We will discuss ways to address these di sparities in terms of grassroots activities\, teaching\, therapeutic work \, and policy change. \; The day will include a series of expert tal ks\, a panel discussion\, and a public forum (https://graduate.lclark.edu /live/events/25488-community-forum-nature-health-access). \; Partici pants will:Learn about the latest research on the restorative effects of nature\, including the effects of tree cover and neighborhood greenery on outcomes such as children's birth weight and incidence of cardiovascular disease. Learn about basic health benefits of domestic nature (househol d plants and pets)\, nearby nature (i.e.\, \;parks and gardens)\, an d managed nature \;(e.g.\, forests and natural areas)\, as well as s ome benefits of outdoor activities and adventure wilderness-type areas. Explore issues of social justice and equity associated with access to hea lth-nurturing green spaces\, as a general trend and specifically in the P ortland Metro area. Learn about interventions to help improve access to green spaces in Portland through the activities of community groups and n onprofits. Who should attend? This workshop is relevant for counselors\ , educators\, activists\, conservation and sustainability professionals\, and any member of the community concerned about equitable access to natu re. Please spread the word about this opportunity among friends\, colleag ues\, and neighbors. Co-sponsored by \;African American Outdoor  \;Association (http://www.africanamericanoutdoors.com/)\, \;Friends o f Trees (http://www.friendsoftrees.org/)\, \;Legacy Hospital Healing Garden \;Program (http://www.legacyhealth.org/health-services-and-inf ormation/health-services/for-adults-a-z/horticultural-therapy.aspx)\, 0\;and the Ecopsychology Certificate program (https://graduate.lclark.edu /programs/continuing_education/certificates/ecopsychology/)\, the Center for Community Engagement (https://graduate.lclark.edu/programs/continuing _education/)\, and the Graduate Students of Color Alliance (https://gradu ate.lclark.edu/student_life/students_of_color_alliance/) at the Lewis &am p\; Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling. \; This works hop is offered through our Ecopsychology program and there is an opportun ity to earn graduate degree-applicable or continuing education credit by registering for this as a two day course. Click here (https://graduate.lc lark.edu/live/events/25502-topics-in-applied-ecopsychology-nature-health) for more information about this option. Workshop Details &\; Registr ationDate: Saturday\, June 28\, 2014Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Facilitator: Thoma s Doherty\, PsyDCost: \;$120\, includes 7 CEUs or PDUsRegister now (https://mylc.lclark.edu/graduate/cce/cce.nature-health-access-the-restor ative-effects-of-nature.06.28.14) About the SpeakersGeoffrey Donovan (ht tp://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/ruwit/gdonovan.html) has quantified a wide range o f urban-tree benefits. These have ranged from intuitive benefits—reduce d summertime cooling costs\, for example—to less intuitive such as crim e reduction. More recently\, he has focused on the relationship between t rees and public health. He found that mothers with trees around their hom es are less likely to have underweight babies\, and when trees are killed by an invasive pest\, more people die from cardiovascular and lower-resp iratory disease. He has a number of ongoing projects including a collabor ation with the women's health initiative.Gregory J. Wolley (http://www.af ricanamericanoutdoors.com/page9/page9.html) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University o f California at Berkeley and Southern Oregon University before moving to Portland in the late 1980's. \; Following a number of years of conser vation work in the Portland area with the US Forest Service and Metro Reg ional Parks and Greenspaces\, Greg worked as community affairs coordinato r with Tri-Met\, where he coordinated communications for construction of the new Interstate MAX light rail line that traversed through Portland's most racially diverse neighborhoods. When his work with new light rail wa s completed\, Greg founded Justice for All\, a training and consulting fi rm focused on public outreach\, community involvement\, and environmental justice. Greg currently works for the City of Portland\, where he has ma naged a citywide small businesses marketing and outreach program\, as wel l as training and development for city employees. He founded the African American Outdoor Association in 2005\, and has served on numerous boards and commissions including the Portland Urban Forestry Commission\, the Na tional Forum for Black Public Administrators\, The Oregon Department of F ish and Wildlife Commission\, and the Northwest Association of Environmen tal Professionals. \; \;Erica Timm (http://www.friendsoftrees.or g/meet-us/staff) has served as a Neighborhood Trees Specialist for Friend s of Trees for the past four years. She manages urban tree plantings\, co -coordinates the tree monitoring program and serves as the community heal th and nature liaison. She holds a Master of Urban Planning from Portland State University and developed a background in green infrastructure\, su stainable planning and community health through focused outreach and educ ation efforts through her work with Friends of Trees and the City of Port land's Bureau of Environmental Services. About the DiscussantsKurt Beil\ , N.D.\, M.S.O.M (http://www.ncnm.edu/ncnm-faculty/faculty-directory/a-to -c/beil-bio.php).\, is an adjunct professor in the naturopathic and class ical Chinese medicine departments of the National College of Natural Medi cine and a graduate of the Portland State University Master of Public Hea lth and Sustainability programs.Shannon Mouzon (https://graduate.lclark.e du/student_life/students_of_color_alliance/) \;is a student at the Le wis &\; Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling\, and Co-Pre sident of Graduate Students of Color Alliance at Lewis &\; Clark.  \; About the FacilitatorThomas J. Doherty \;is a licensed psychologi st who created and helps to direct the Ecopsychology Certificate Program at the Lewis &\; Clark Graduate \;School. Thomas specializes in te aching courses that integrate research on human relationships with the na tural world\, \;environmental conservation\, and sustainability with modern psychology\, counseling and psychotherapy practice. A former wild erness therapy expedition leader\, Thomas received his doctoral degree in psychology from Antioch New England Graduate School. \;Thomas was th e founding Editor of the academic journal \;Ecopsychology. He \;i s currently president of the Society for Environmental\, Population\, and Conservation Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA)& #160\;and served as a member of the APA's Climate Change Task Force. In a ddition to his work at Lewis &\; Clark\, \;Thomas works with indiv iduals and consults with \;organizations through his business \;S ustainable Self. He lives in Northeast Portland and with his wife and six -year-old daughter. \;New workshops and trainings are added to our ca lendar regularly. For the latest on professional development related to y our specific interests\, sign up for our mailing list! (https://lclark.tf aforms.net/4735441) \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Are there issues regarding a ccess to healthy natural spaces in our community? How can we determine ne eds and solutions? \;
This workshop will review so me of the latest findings regarding the health benefits of green spaces a nd near-by nature and how these benefits are unevenly distributed in our community. We will discuss ways to address these disparities in terms of grassroots activities\, teaching\, therapeutic work\, and policy change.& #160\;
The day will include a series of expert talks\, a panel discussion\, and a public forum. \;< /p>
Participants will:
Co-sponsored by \;African American Outdoor \;Association\, \;Friends of Trees\, \;Legacy Hospital Healing Garden \;P rogram\, \;and the Ecopsychology Certifica te program\, the Center for Community Engagement\, and the Grad uate Students of Color Alliance at the Lewis &\; Clark Graduate Sc hool of Education and Counseling. \;
This workshop is offered through our Ecopsychology program and there is an opportunity to earn graduate degree-applicable or continuing education credit by reg istering for this as a two day course. Click here for more information about this option.
Date: Saturday\ , June 28\, 2014
Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Facilitator: Thomas Doherty\, PsyD
Cost: \;$120\, includes 7 CEUs or PDUs
Geoffrey Donovan has quantified a wide range of urban-tr ee benefits. These have ranged from intuitive benefits—reduced summerti me cooling costs\, for example—to less intuitive such as crime reductio n. More recently\, he has focused on the relationship between trees and p ublic health. He found that mothers with trees around their homes are les s likely to have underweight babies\, and when trees are killed by an inv asive pest\, more people die from cardiovascular and lower-respiratory di sease. He has a number of ongoing projects including a collaboration with the women's health initiative.
Gregory J. Wolley grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned Bachelor's an d Master's degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and Sout hern Oregon University before moving to Portland in the late 1980's.  \; Following a number of years of conservation work in the Portland area with the US Forest Service and Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces\, Gre g worked as community affairs coordinator with Tri-Met\, where he coordin ated communications for construction of the new Interstate MAX light rail line that traversed through Portland's most racially diverse neighborhoo ds. When his work with new light rail was completed\, Greg founded Justic e for All\, a training and consulting firm focused on public outreach\, c ommunity involvement\, and environmental justice. Greg currently works fo r the City of Portland\, where he has managed a citywide small businesses marketing and outreach program\, as well as training and development for city employees. He founded the African American Outdoor Association in 2 005\, and has served on numerous boards and commissions including the Por tland Urban Forestry Commission\, the National Forum for Black Public Adm inistrators\, The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission\, and the Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals. \; \;
Erica Timm has served as a Neighborhood Trees S pecialist for Friends of Trees for the past four years. She manages urban tree plantings\, co-coordinates the tree monitoring program and serves a s the community health and nature liaison. She holds a Master of Urban Pl anning from Portland State University and developed a background in green infrastructure\, sustainable planning and community health through focus ed outreach and education efforts through her work with Friends of Trees and the City of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services.
Kurt Beil\, N.D.\
, M.S.O.M.\, is an adjunct professor in the naturopathic and classica
l Chinese medicine departments of the National College of Natural Medicin
e and a graduate of the Portland State University Master of Public Health
and Sustainability programs.
Shannon Mouzon \;i
s a student at the Lewis &\; Clark Graduate School of Education and Co
unseling\, and Co-President of Graduate Students of Color Alliance at Lew
is &\; Clark. \;
A former wilde rness therapy expedition leader\, Thomas received his doctoral degree in psychology from Antioch New England Graduate School. \;Thomas was the founding Editor of the academic journal \;Ecopsychology. He \;is currently president of the Society for Environmental\, Populati on\, and Conservation Psychology of the American Psychological Associatio n (APA) \;and served as a member of the APA's Climate Change Task For ce. In addition to his work at Lewis &\; Clark\, \;Thomas works wi th individuals and consults with \;organizations through his business \;Sustainable Self. He lives in Northeast Portland and with his wife and six-year-old daughter. \;
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