Directions Fall 2024
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The Fall 2024 issue features articles about:
- Communicating the value of our profession
- The recently-blocked overtime regulations
- A unique BIPOC gathering space
- Restoring a former golf course to natural habitat
- An inventive outdoor escape room
- Partnering to reach new audiences
- Succession planning and leadership transition
- An innovative solar-powered solution
Content and contributions come from Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortland, New York; Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, Minnesota; the Highlands Center for Natural History in Prescott, Arizona; North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, Vermont; Severson Dells Nature Center in Rockford, Illinois; the Douglas-Hart Foundation in Mattoon, Illinois; Linda Loring Nature Foundation in Nantucket, Massachusetts; Dr. Corky McReynolds; and Soler Solutions, Ltd. The cover picture is from a trail at Lime Hollow Nature Center.
Director's Notes: Elevating the Importance of Our Work
Jen Levy
On communicating the value of nature centers and ANCA's mission.
Overtime Rules Halted Amid ANCA Members’ Preparation
Asa Duffee
A saga of overtime rules and their impacts on ANCA members throughout the US.
Dot’s Place: A 100-Year Tale of Inheritance, Displacement, and Nature Connection
Emily A. Seiffert
A partnership leads to a BIPOC gathering space at North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier, Vt.
Why Take on Restoring an Old Golf Course?
Ann Waser
Severson Dells Nature Center purchases a 168-acre shuttered golf course as both an expansion and a step toward organizational stability.
Into the Woods: An Outdoor Escape Room Experience
Abby De Buhr
A behind-the-scenes exclusive on how the Douglas-Hart Nature Center has turned their property into a great escape ... literally!
The Speed of Trust
Seth Engelbourg
The Linda Loring Nature Foundation & Nantucket Pride collaborate to develop programs on Queer Ecology.
Successful Succession for Continued Leadership
Corky McReynolds
An examination of succession planning and how organizations can best prepare for leadership change.
A Solar-Powered Revolution in Water Sustainability
Soler Solutions
How a solar water pumping system changed a native plant nursery at Cincinnati Nature Center.