
Sahil Shah, Benjamin Shrader, and Andy Kuhlken take questions from the audience after the Kid Talk presentation at the 2015 Children and Nature Conference
It was such an honor to be part of the Kid Talk panel at the Children and Nature Network Conference on April 7, 2015.
I talked about the panel and conference on my earlier blog posts. Here’s a video of our Kid Panel presentations and the questions we fielded from the audience.
- Mr. Trevor Hance – Outdoor Learning Specialist with Laurel Mountain Elementary – Introduced the panel
- Mrs. Heather Kuhlken – Founder and Director of Austin Families in Nature – Introduced the panelists
- Andy Kuhlken – Minecraft and Biophilic Design presentation
- Sahil Shah – Who Is a Scientist? A Fifth Grader Finds a Voice Through iNaturalist presentation
- Benjamin Shrader – Commander Ben – Adventures with Invasive Species presentation
Here are more pictures from the conference:

Sahil Shah, Benjamin Shrader, and Andy Kuhlken preparing for the Kid Talk at the 2015 Children and Nature Conference with Mr. Trevor Hance

One of my Adventures with Invasive Species slides where I talk about the origin of Commander Ben at the 2015 Children and Nature Conference

The Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center had an informative display at the back of the meeting room at the 2015 Children and Nature Conference
- Kid Talk Panel at the Children and Nature Network Conference 2015
- Video Previews for the Kid Talk Panel at the Children and Nature Conference 2015
Update: Additional web articles about the conference:
- Technology, Apps, and butterflies: The Children & Nature Network Conference – Children and Nature Network blog post by Zachary Shell
Thank you Mr. Hance, Mrs. Kuhlken, Ms. Addie Broussard with the Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center, and all the conference organizers for inviting me to be part of this outstanding event. I look forward to talking more with the many wonderful naturalists and nature leaders that I met during the event.
Your friend,
Ben