# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Women in Conservation Southern Network Gathering: Stories from the Field
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 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 burke@rtcinfo.org 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: burke@rtcinfo.org

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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/red-wing/women-in-conservation-southern-network-gathering-stories-from-the-field/200029143672641
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.mnwic.org/event-details/women-in-conservation-southern-network-gathering-stories-from-the-field?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=red+wing-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Red Wing
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: St. James Hotel
- **lat**: 44.566089240588
- **long**: -92.536112552242
- **full address**: St. James Hotel, 406 Main St, Red Wing, MN 55066-2325, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Minnesota Women in Conservation (https://allevents.in/org/minnesota-women-in-conservation/25021541)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 20 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** St. James Hotel, 406 Main St, Red Wing, MN 55066-2325, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Minnesota Women in Conservation
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Women in Conservation Southern Network Gathering: Stories from the Field ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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