Workshops
DUE TO A HIGH VOLUME OF REQUESTS THIS YEAR, FI CANNOT FILL ANYMORE WORKSHOP REQUESTS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK IN 2025.
Learning and being aware of various social field safety issues that could arise for people who professionally work outdoors — but more specifically — for marginalized and historically excluded individuals is our goal.
LEARN
the history of minorities in the outdoors to give background to our scenarios.
BRAINSTORM
various solutions to social field safety scenarios and how to best approach, or avoid, a situation from occurring.
BECOME
more confident and aware of social field safety issues, and how to best support your minority workers, colleagues, and students.
Who Should Take Our Workshops?
Any and all prospective and current individuals of government, NGO, business, and academic entities engaged in natural science and environmental activities. In our workshops, we shed light on multiple scenarios, and discuss ways you as an employer or supporter can approach the right solutions and make sure you are creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all, and especially for marginalized and historically excluded individuals who professionally work outdoors.
what workshops are you currently offering?
We are currently offering our Social Field Safety Workshop which covers the history of minorities in the outdoors, group brainstorming activities, and group discussions about solutions to common social field safety scenarios that could impact certain groups of individuals.
what is the format of your workshops?
A normal workshop will last for about 2 hours, and can either be held in-person or virtually. At this time we are not able to offer a hybrid format. Within this time, FI representatives (or your organization/institution representatives trained by our FI Team) will help facilitate group conversations and discussions about various real – life social field safety scenarios put together by our FI Team. The goal of these discussions will be to bring awareness to the common things that could happen to workers in the field, and more specifically, the extra layer of safety that needs to be created for minorities.
How much does the workshop cost?
Workshop prices are available upon request. Please fill out the intake form, and we will be touch with you soon.
Do you offer workshops for individuals?
We currently offer a few different options for individuals to take our workshop:
- Member – Only Workshops: Becoming a member of our organization qualifies you to be able to attend our social field safety workshops (for free) which we hold for members throughout the year.
- Online Training Module: We are currently working on developing a social field safety online training module. This module will be open to any individual or group who would like to learn about ways to be more inclusive and become more aware of social field safety issues by being exposed to real-life stories, scenarios, and other interactive activities. Development of this module is set to be complete by January 2025. FI members will be the first to gain access, before it is released to the public.
- Conference Workshops: We also travel to various conferences throughout the year and offer this workshop to conference attendees. Usually attendance to take this workshop is free, unless otherwise noted. Please see below for a list of conferences we will be attending this year.
Can I earn continuing education credits from the wildlife society for their certification program?
Participants in this workshop will be able to earn earn 1.5 CEUs in Category I of the Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program. One CEU can be earned for every hour of learning.
Available Workshops
Social Field Safety: Understanding Risks for Marginalized and Historically Excluded Individuals who Professionally Work Outdoors (Closed)
FI Member and Non-Member Social Field Safety Workshop (Closed)
Interested in our Workshop?
Conference Appearances (2025)
Coming Soon.
Workshop Participant Testimonials
Organizations Becoming More Inclusive
We thank the following organizations for hosting and participating in our workshop, and for their commitment to more safe and inclusive outdoor experiences.
Questions? Want to Participate in a Workshop? Please fill out our intake form.