Past EPN Events

  1. Farm to Fashion: Natural fiber footprints and futures

    Apr 21, 2025, 4:45pm - 7:30pm

    This program featured Dr. Tasha Lewis (Clinical Associate Arofessor, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University), Lisa Goldsand (Founder, Circular Thrift, LLC), Dr. Helen Trejo (Associate Professor, Department of Apparel Merchandising and Management, Huntley College of Agriculture in Cal Poly Pomona), Jess Boeke & Sarah Pottle (Co-Founders, The Rust Belt Fibershed), Laurel Shouvlin (Co-Owner, Bluebird Hills Farm), Celeste Malvar-Stewart (Professor, Columbus College of Art and Design), Bill Bridgeforth (Owner, Bridgeforth Farms), Troy Bridgeforth (Bridgeforth Farms), Sarah Moore (Associate Vice President of ESG, Victoria’s Secret & Co.), Matt Griffin (Manager of Sustainability Reporting, Victoria’s Secret & Co.), TJ Richardson (Co-Founder and President, The Ohio Hemp Company), & Justin Helt (Co-Founder and CEO, The Ohio Hemp Co.), Abbe Turner (Executive Director, Common Greens), and Lily Turner (Board of Directors Member, Three Rivers Fibershed).

  2. Water Reuse for Ohio’s Future: Implications for advanced industry, land conservation, and resource efficiency.

    Mar 25, 2025, 7:15am - 11:45am

    This program featured Dr. Linda Weavers (co-Director, Ohio Water Resources Center, Ohio State University, College of Engineering), Jenna Malloy & Lydia Schiopota (Ohio State students and TerrAqua President & Treasurer), Tiffani Kavalec (Policy Director, Ohio EPA), John Newsome (PE, Administrator, City of Columbus Division of Water), Kristy Hawthorne (District Program Administrator, Licking County Soil and Water Conservation District), Shana Byrd (Conservation Team Lead, The Nature Conservancy Ohio), Cindy Brookes (Senior Rural Development Specialist, Rural Community Assistance Program at Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, and Board President, WMAO), Michael Frommer (PE, Vice President, CDM Smith, Inc.) and Dr. John Sheets (PE, Environmental Engineer, CDM Smith, Inc.)

  3. Tourism for Tomorrow: Sustainable Solutions for Travel, Ecosystems, and Economy in Ohio and Beyond

    Feb 11, 2025, 7:15am - 11:00am

    This program featured Hifsah Ayub (Ohio State student and School of Environment and Natural Resources Student Ambassador), Amy Wald (Founder and President, Greenluxe), Dr. Willy Legrand (Professor, IU International University of Applied Sciences), Claudia Vecchio (President and CEO, Sonoma County Tourism), and Karen Raymore (CDME, Executive Director, Hocking Hills Tourism Association).

  4. Moo-ving Methane: Converting Ohio’s dairy farm manure into an energy source.

    Jan 14, 2025, 7:15am - 9:30am

    This event featured Josh Knights (Director of Partnerships, Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University), Jordan Couch (Senior Manager of Biogas Operations, IGS Energy), Eddie O’Donnell (Owner and Manager, Irish Acres Dairy), Scott Higgins (President and CEO, American Dairy Association Mideast; CEO, Ohio Dairy Producers Association), Dr. Ajay Shah (Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering (FABE) at Ohio State), and Dr. Frederick Michel (Professor, FABE).

  5. Oh, Deer! Collaborative efforts to create and link deer management plans across Central Ohio

    Dec 2, 2024, 5:00pm - 7:30pm

    This event featured Esther DeBusk (lecturer, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), The Ohio State University), Dr. Jeremy Bruskotter (professor, SENR), Dr. Gregory Hitzhusen (board member, Worthington Deer Task Force, and associate professor of professional practice, SENR), Tim Becker (director of public safety, City of Gahanna), and Gary L. Comer Jr. (wildlife management supervisor, Ohio Department of Natural Resources).

  6. Inaugural Ohio Soil Health Week: Celebrating healthy soils for environmental and human health

    Nov 12, 2024, 7:15am - 11:00am

    This event featured Dr. Gary Pierzynski (associate dean for research and graduate education and director of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at Ohio State), Randall Reeder (executive director of the Ohio No-Till Council), Dr. Manbir Rakkar (assistant professor of soil fertility and nutrient management, School of Environment and Natural Resources), Amalie Lipstreu (conservation regional hub director, California Climate and Agriculture Network), Dr. Jim Linne (owner and steward, White Clover Farm), Bridget Burgess (grain, seed, and compost sales representative, Hirzel Canning Company and Farms), Chris Brandt (co-owner, Brandt Family Farms), Milo Petruziello (policy director, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA)), Amanda Hernandez (grassroots local food system advocate), Lauren Hirtle (grassroots policy organizer, OEFFA) and Mary Turocy (director of policy and government relations for The Nature Conservancy Ohio).

  7. Our Minds Matter: Enhancing climate resilience skills and well-being for environmental students and professionals

    Oct 8, 2024, 7:30am - 1:45pm

    This program featured Smitha Rao (PhD, assistant professor in Ohio State’s College of Social Work), Jodie Skillicorn (DO, holistic psychiatrist and author), Maryanna Klatt (PhD, director, Center for Integrative Health), and Bridget Britton (MSW, LSW, behavioral health field specialist, Ohio State University Extension, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences). The extended professional development workshop sessions were led by Klatt, Jesse Casiano (senior community engagement specialist, Environmental Justice, Community Health, and Environmental Review Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5), Ellen Eilers (MS, lab manager, Environmental & Social Sustainability, owner and founder, Zen Yoga Studio), and Kimberly Ordonez (PhD candidate and forest social scientist, The Nature Conservancy).

  8. 2024 Ohio Public Interest Environmental Law Conference with the Ohio Environmental Council

    Sep 19, 2024, 7:15am - 3:30pm

    This program was co-hosted by the Ohio Environmental Council, and featured Heather Raymond (MPA, water quality initiative director, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences), Miranda Leppla (JD, director, Environmental Law Clinic, Case Western Reserve University School of Law), Haley Shoemaker (MS, agriculture and natural resources educator, Columbiana and Mahoning Counties, Ohio State University Extension), Zhiyong Xia (PhD, senior technical director, PFAS Practice, GHD), and Daniel Lee (environmental engineer and environmental protection specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management).

  9. Coal Transitions: An Ecosystem Restoration and Cultural History Tour of Ohio’s Coal Country

    Jul 19, 2024, 7:30am - 5:00pm

    This program featured Genelle Uhrig (director of ecology, The Wilds), Jeff Large (naturalist supervisor, Hocking Hills State Park), Tyler McDaniel (president, Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council) and Cheryl Blosser (historian, Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council).

  10. 99 years of science and learning on Ohio’s Gibraltar

    Jun 11, 2024, 7:00am - 5:00pm

    This in-person only event featured Dr. Brian Alford (assistant director, Stone Laboratory) and Kevin Hart (lab manager, Stone Laboratory)

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