Women in Conservation Southern Network Gathering: Stories from the Field

Name: Women in Conservation Southern Network Gathering: Stories from the Field
Start: 2025-11-20T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-20T14:00:00-06:00
Location: St. James Hotel

Schedule

Thu Nov 20 2025 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

St. James Hotel | Red Wing, MN

Join Minnesota Women in Conservation and Renewing the Countryside for a relaxed, creative, restorative, and interactive day of networking and learning with fellow women conservation professionals. Breakfast and lunch are included at the gracious, historic St. James Hotel. Cost is just $25. Please reach out to [email protected] for information on scholarships before registering.
Bernadine Joselyn, a maven of rural community resilience, will bring her Art of Hosting experience to facilitate a dynamic and interactive dialogue at the event. Bernadine hails from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, with twenty five years of leadership at the Blandin Foundation as the Director of Public Policy and Engagement. Bernadine has fifteen years of experience in the Art of Hosting a World Cafe, and has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to rural life and building resilient communities. She also manages 140 acres of family forest land in Lake Ponto Township, Cass County.
Agenda for the Gathering
8:30 – 9:00 AM Arrival & Networking Breakfast
Light breakfast and coffee
Informal networking with conversation prompts at each table
9:00 – 9:12 Welcome, Framing & Flow
Welcome Remarks
Land Acknowledgement / Ceremony
9:12 – 9:16 “Women Leading Change in Conservation”
Why Women Matter in Conservation - One-Year MNWiC Report from State Coordinator Burke Murphy
9:20 – 10:15 Panel: "Our Journeys in Conservation" facilitated by Bernadine Joselyn
Teresa Opheim, Climate Land Leaders
LeAnn Buck, Executive Director, MN Association of Soil & Water
Q&A
10:15 – 10:25 Break to Network, Take Group Photo and Visit Exhibitor Tables
10:25 – 11:15 Learning Circle: "Mapping Our Connections" Activity facilitated by Bernadine Joselyn
11:15 - 12:30 PM Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
12:30 - 1:30 Reflection & Next Steps
Collective Poem Making facilitated by Bernadine Joselyn
1:45 - 2:00 Closing & Celebration
Sponsorship and Display Table Opportunities are available! Please email Burke Murphy for more information: [email protected]
There is a similar Network Gathering in the North Central part of the state on Nov 13. You are welcome to attend either or both. Please see that listing HERE.