CNRx Symposium, 2025

6th Annual CNRx Symposium (2025)

The 5th annual CNRx Symposium was held on November 7th, 2025 and, hosting 305 registrants, once again beating an attendance record. At our peak, we had 110 participants, 23 speakers, and 3 moderators representing 13 different institutions. 

Topics included:

• Lessons from the Biophilic Cities Movement

• Nature Engagement with Underserved Populations

• A Citywide Approach to Health and Healing

• Spring Lake Outdoor Education Project

• The Impact of Nature Integration in Freshman Orientation

• Nature for Wellness Symposium

• An Update from the William & Mary Parks & Ecotherapy Lab (PERL)

• Benefits of Therapeutic Horticulture programming for College Students

• A Collaborative Approach to Mapping Campus Nature for Student Well-Being

• Nesting Neurodiversity in Nature

CNRx symposia are free and open to the public, and are particularly geared towards campus faculty, staff, and students as well as others interested in starting or expanding campus nature programs, curious about the movement and wanting to learn more, and/or looking to network and share ideas with like-minded people.

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