2026 EENC Annual Conference

2026 EENC Annual Conference

Shannon Culpepper

Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling

Recycling & Education Specialist

Pittsboro, NC

https://chathamnc.org/recycle

6:00pm EDT

Networking Social - EENC Celebrates 35 Conferences! Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, Lake Johnson Park

9:15am EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks McKimmon - 2C

9:45am EDT

Mapping Environmental Stories: Using GIS to Build Immersive Virtual Field Trips for Environmental Education Room 8BBeth Saile

11:00am EDT

To Move Like a Mushroom: The Naturalist In An Apocalypse McKimmon - 2CMaria Pinto

12:15pm EDT

Lunch and EENC Annual Meeting McKimmon - 2C

1:30pm EDT

Professional Group: EE Program Leaders and Veterans McKimmon - 2C

2:30pm EDT

EENC Evaluation Clinic: Building Capacity & Relationships Room 8BMonifa Beverly • Jen Gathings • Lydia Sellers • Kathryn Stevenson

4:15pm EDT

Niñitos de la Naturaleza: Empowering early childhood learning through nature and community Room 10Andrea • Joan Ballista • Alexander Sabala

9:00am EDT

Welcome Remarks and Updates McKimmon - 2C

9:30am EDT

Beyond Tips & Tricks: How Gamification Supports Kids Time Spent Outside Room 9Samantha Briley • Eliza Denvil

10:45am EDT

Strange Bait: Teaching Through the Weird and Spooky McKimmon - 2CLiz Z. Pardue

11:45am EDT

Full Conference Photo McKimmon - Courtyard

12:00pm EDT

Lunch and Awards Panel McKimmon - 2C

1:15pm EDT

Section Meeting: Central Section Room 7B

2:15pm EDT

New Lessons from Don't Waste It! Room 10Shannon Culpepper

4:00pm EDT

Investigating the Needs and Barriers to Collaborative Environmental Education and School–Community Partnerships in Middle Grades: A Case Study Across Southeastern North Carolina Room 8BAnna Patten