Interconnectedness Hike Series

A hiking series is taking place in Pittsburgh this summer focused on Inter-connectedness. Venture Outdoors, in coordination with the Student Conservation Association, is uniting many of the Region’s leaders in environmentalism, spirituality, and art.
The Interconnectedness Series will offer Pittsburgh residents a variety of techniques to explore how our world functions as a complex, dynamic whole. Each hike will be co-led by an ecologist, a spiritual personality, and an artist.

The dates, locations, and leaders for the series are as follows:

May 30th : : Frick Park
Marijke Hecht Director, Treevitalize, WPC
Kyoki Roberts Head Priest, Zen Center of Pittsburgh
Bob Johnson Eco Artist – Rivercubes
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June 6th : : Riverview Park
Jake Milofsky Ecologist, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Antares Ixchel Native American Traditionalist
Joanna Commadoras Eco Artist, University of Pittsburgh
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July 11th : : South Park
Nancy Gift Director, Rachel Carson Institute
David Clippinger Head Priest, Still Mountain Monastery
Ann Rosenthal Eco Artist, Art Institute of Pittsburgh
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Aug 15th : : Bell Acres Nature Park
Gabbie Hughes Naturalist, Audubon Society of Western PA
Patty DeMarco Executive Director, Rachel Carson Homestead
Ryan Sigesmund Independent Nature Photographer
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All the programs are from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and the cost is $25 for VO members and $34 for non-members. VO members have the option to sign up for the who series for $90.

Sign up for the whole series