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This edition: Environmental Education as Empowerment - Arvolyn Hill

Episode Details

Original tape date: March 10, 2023. First aired: August 29, 2025.

Arvolyn Hill encourages us to make efforts to help people in our communities cultivate a relationship with nature. Arvolyn develops innovative nature and botany activities for the Gardens’ youngest visitors as the Coordinator of Family Programs at the New York Botanical Garden. In January of 2020, Arvolyn piloted the program Black History Month: Rooted in Plants which featured six activities around the incredible influence that people of the African Diaspora have had on the botanical world. Arvolyn is a 2019 Emerging Leader for the Beetles Project for Science and Teaching for Field Educators at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Arvolyn is a trained Racial Justice Facilitator and has taught Racial Justice and Equity workshops at the New York Botanical Garden.

Guest List

Arvolyn Hill Speaker, TEDxCUNY