Taking Nature Black

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Grounded in Faith – Rooted in Nature, a Faith-based roundtable

This FREE event is sponsored by the Audubon Naturalist Society and the U.S. Forest Service’s Office of Urban and Community Forestry.

There will be discussions about ways in which the Black American faith community and environmental groups can connect to explore, conserve, protect and nurture the natural world during

Panelists will include Rev. Michael S. Martin, of Baltimore’s Stillmeadow Community Church; Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, Climate Strategist, Environmental Advocate, and President and CEO of the Environmental Grantmakers Association; Ronnie Webb, President and Co-Founder of The Green Scheme in DC; and Terris King, II, Head of School of Temple X Schools in Baltimore. Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman will be our moderator. Beattra Wilson, Assistant Director for Urban & Community Forestry, and Taking Nature Black Chairwoman Caroline Brewer will offer brief remarks.