Tuesday March 19th, 2024 1:41AM

Elachee to host national nature center group; 225 participants expected

By AccessWDUN staff
GAINESVILLE - Elachee Nature Science Center will host the 2015 Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA) Summit in August. 
 
The Association of Nature Center Administrators is a private non-profit organization founded in 1989 to provide a professional association for nature and environmental learning center leadership.  ANCA provides programs and services to 600 member centers throughout North America and some other countries. The summit will begin August 19 and conclude August 22.  Elachee expects 225 attendees for this event.  
 
They will experience a variety of workshops, keynote and guest speakers as well as facilitated sessions in which they will learn new programs or concepts that can be integrated at their home facilities.  Scheduled speakers are David Sobel, John Anderson, and Carter and Olivia Reis.  
 
Sobel is an education writer who has helped in developing the philosophy of place-based education. He has written extensively on the topic in books and numerous articles. He is currently a Core Faculty member and Director of Certificate Programs at Antioch University New England.  
 
Anderson is Director of Education at New England Aquarium, where he leads efforts to develop programs that foster an ethic of ocean stewardship for audiences from school students to families to teachers. He is now a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program.  
 
“One More Generation” (OMG) was founded in 2009, by siblings Carter and Olivia Ries. Carter (now 13) and his sister Olivia (12) are both passionate about animals and conservation. Following the adoption of cheetahs in South Africa, Carter and Olivia began to question why humans would need to adopt wild animals like the cheetah.  They soon learned of the pressing issues surrounding endangered species and started their own nonprofit in an effort to help educate children and adults about the plight of endangered species.  Their intent is to preserve these species for at least "One More Generation"… and beyond. 
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