Social Field Safety Seminar with Field Inclusive

Social Field Safety Seminar with Field Inclusive
November 19 – 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ZOOM
Co-sponsored by UT Arboretum and TCWP
Registration is required: Social Field Safety Seminar with Field Inclusive Tickets | UT Arboretum (simpletix.com)

Join us for a program with Field Inclusive co-founder Lauren D. Pharr, who will discuss the importance of social field safety for marginalized and historically excluded individuals in outdoor work. Learn why specific precautions are necessary for everyone to safely enjoy the outdoors and how to create actionable safety solutions in our communities. This event is co-sponsored by Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning.

Lauren D. Pharr is an avian ecologist and Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University, researching the effects of climate change on the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker. She co-founded the nonprofit Field Inclusive, advocating for Black and historically excluded minorities in STEM and the outdoors. Lauren was awarded the 2023 Governor's Conservation Achievement Award for Young Conservationist of the Year by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.