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Health Equity and Nature

Rediscovering Nature in the Middle of 6,200,000 People

Monday, April 3, 2023

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT

CM | 4.5

Ticket Price: $88

Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator(s)

Timothy A. Brill, AICP

NJ Conservation Foundation
Lambertville, NJ

Mobile Workshop Guide(s)

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Cari Wild
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Maggie McCann Johns

Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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Joseph Myers

Camden, New Jersey

Learn from the Philadelphia area's fascinating history, including the successes and failures of past redevelopment planning and environmental remediation. Compare with recent efforts to address inequalities and racial discrimination with more inclusive approaches to plan implementation. Discover how sound science; effective community outreach; and a commitment to visionary, tenacious local and regional planning are transforming this overburdened community's waterfront into a regional asset that will guide public and private investments for many years to come.

Attendees hike and walk two to three miles.

Learning Objectives:

Share innovative responses to environmental-remediation and habitat-restoration challenges.
Discuss community outreach, environmental justice, and enhanced public-access strategies.
Explore commitments to visionary local and regional planning and redevelopment.