Conference Presentations

Renaming: Breaking Eggs to Make an Omelette

May 26, 2023

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Presentation given at the 2023 Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference, Harrisburg, PA. Abstract: At the ripe old age of 125, the oldest independent environmental organization in the Washington, DC region changed its name. Transforming from the Audubon Naturalist Society to Nature Forward, we will discuss the nuts and bolts: gathering feedback (including the haters) and…

The Story of Streams

Sep 1, 2022

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elizacava

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In 2022, Nature Forward published The Story of Streams, a project I led and authored to tell the stories of the people, animals, and places that make up three small watersheds in the Washington, DC area. Throughout my time at Nature Forward (formerly Audubon Naturalist Society), I created and moderated a presentation series called “Conservation…

2011 commencement speech from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

Jun 14, 2011

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elizacava

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My classmates elected me and another graduate, Pablo Reed, to give 5-minute speeches on our commencement from graduate school. I gave this speech on May 23, 2011, in New Haven, CT. Yes, it is a school tradition to decorate your mortarboard… This is not the highest-quality video, but it’s all audible. Transcript below. Transcript: It’s…