Baden Eco, LLC seeks to:
- Inspire youth to become more informed and engaged in shaping their communities.
- Develop an understanding and appreciation for their surroundings and how lands are managed.
- Educate youth on how communities are designed and how those designs can impact the environment and quality of life.
- Advise youth about careers in urban, environmental and park planning.
Example Topics:
- Introduction to Urban Planning
- Environmental Planning and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Park and Trail Master Planning
- Placemaking and Park Planning
- Careers in Urban and Environmental Planning
More on Example Topics
- Introduction to Urban Planning – What Urban Planning is and why it’s important, history, and current challenges and opportunities.
- Environmental Planning and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)– History of how environmental planning came to be, a review of the nation’s guiding environmental law (NEPA), overview of federal land managing agencies, public outreach and environmental analysis.
- Park and Trail Master Planning – Current national and state trends, steps for park and trail master planning, opportunities and challenges.
- Placemaking and Park Planning – Overview of placemaking and how park planning can help to create exceptional places.
- Careers in Urban and Environmental Planning – Overview of career opportunities available in the field of urban and environmental planning with discussion of public, private, nonprofit and academic work.
By providing students with the knowledge and tools to better understand urban and environmental planning, you are empowering them to make a positive impact on the world around them. Contact us to schedule your presentation today!
Conference Presentations and Trainings Conducted
- Worked with Town of Eagar, AZ youth to discuss park planning efforts in their community and collected over 200 surveys completed by local high school students, 2010-2011
- Introduction to Environmental Planning and NEPA 2-day Workshop at Arizona State University (ASU), School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, October 2017
- Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Roads and Streets Conference, Panelist on Engineers and Planners Working Better Together, May 2018
- Geoscience Alliance Conference, NEPA & Environmental Planning Presentation, ASU, February 2019
- AZ Geographic Alliance, NEPA Presentation to Middle School Teachers, ASU, June 2019
- Indigenous Imagination Initiative, NEPA Presentation for Native American High School Students, ASU Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, July 2019
- Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association (AZ APA) Conference, Panel on Developing Internships for Students, August 2020
- AZ Planning Association Conference – Pressure on people, people on streets – let me out(side)! – Maricopa County Parks Vision 2030, August 2022
- National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Conference, Parks Vision 2030 – Maricopa County Regional Park Planning for the Phoenix Metro Area, September 2022
- Smart City Program – Park Planning & Placemaking Presentation to 5th Graders, City of Tempe, AZ, February 2023
- National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Conference, Expanding Parks & Trails Using the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, Phoenix, AZ, May 2023
- North Valley Outdoor Network (NVON), Protecting Public Access to Daisy Mountain, Virtual Meeting, September 2023 – Field Trip, November 2023
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