Urban Blight to BLISS: Shaping “Little” Ecological Worldviews in Baltimore with Atiya Wells & Dr. V. Rose Brusaferro

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Urban Blight to BLISS: Shaping “Little” Ecological Worldviews in Baltimore with Atiya Wells & Dr. V. Rose Brusaferro

Learn about BLISS Meadows, a 10-acre land reclamation project in northeast Baltimore.

Learn how a 2019 case study showed that children enrolled in forest school display indicators of a developing ecological identity.

Rethink the importance of why urban children need to be connected to nature, and be inspired by how the BLISS Meadows Fox and Heron program will provide nature experiences for the children in Frankford.

Atiya Wells

Atiya Wells is a pediatric nurse and the founder of Backyard Basecamp, Inc. Their mission is to (re)connect Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to land and nature. Through BLISS Meadows - a 10 acre land reclamation project - in Baltimore City they engage and educate their neighbors on environmental education, self-reliance, sustainability, and urban nature connection.

Dr. V. Rose Brusaferro

Dr. Brusaferro moved to Baltimore in 2008, where she began a career in environmental education in 2011. She studies human-nature relationships, builds environmental education programs, and serves as editor for an academic journal. She enjoys getting outdoors with her two dachshunds, learning to cook new foods, and finding fun ways to exercise.

Urban Blight to BLISS: Shaping “Little” Ecological Worldviews in Baltimore

(1h 13m 55s)
436 MB

Dr. Victoria Rose Brusaferro's dissertation: Shaping “Little” Ecological Worldviews: A Case Study of Ecological Identity Indicators at Forest Preschool