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AE Grant Showcase 2025: Community and Cultural Connections

Lake Superior Zoo, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

April 2025

Advancing Empathy Grant Program

Lake Superior Zoo

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

This resource was funded by the Advancing Empathy Grant Program.

This session highlights the power of community collaboration and cultural inclusion in fostering empathy for wildlife. Craig Standridge from Northwest Trek Wildlife Park will present Weaving the Basket: A Collaborative Journey with the Nisqually Indian Tribe, a project that integrates Indigenous perspectives into empathy programming to deepen connections between staff, visitors, and wildlife. Julie Ernst and Sarah Wilcox from Lake Superior Zoo will share insights from Documenting the Impact of the Deepening Empathy Community of Practice, a reflective initiative assessing the outcomes and benefits of community-driven empathy programs. 

 

Ripple Effect Two Pager Empathy Capacity-Building through a Community of Practice Approach Paper Article that shares learning from Year 2 of the CoP Ripple Effect Mapping Resources Deepening Empathy Toolkit CoP Empathy Model and Narrative

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