Field Inclusive, Inc.

Welcome to the Official Page for Field Inclusive -- a nonprofit co-founded by Murry Burgess and Lauren D. Pharr -- which seeks to amplify and support marginalized and historically excluded individuals who professionally work outdoors in any natural resources field. We strive to offer tangible and actionable improvements in field research issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI). In line with the goals of this organization, Field Inclusive also seeks to provide research scholarships and other financial assistance for marginalized and historically excluded Field Researchers. Visit our website to learn more: www.fieldinclusive.org

We hope you’re all excited for our anniversary speaker this year, and for what’s going to be a fabulous webinar on August 23rd. Now let the celebration continue… it’s time for a GIVEAWAY! 🥳 Try your luck at winning our anniversary giveaway prize pack, which includes a: Coleman Sleeping Bag, Osprey Hiking Backpack, Stanley Camping Mug, Set of Hiking Poles, Neck Gaiter, Hat, and Stickers from Sphyrnas, and a Field Inclusive Whistle. • Rules: 1) Visit go.ncsu.edu/fi-giveaway and fill out the entry form to its entirety. 2) $5 Donation = 1 Entry. The more you donate, the more you are entered to win. 3) Register for AND ATTEND our anniversary webinar on August 23rd. You MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. Winner will be announced at the end of the webinar on August 23rd. • Giveaway will close on August 23rd at 2PM ET. Entries are restricted to those based in the U.S. only and 18 . Good Luck! 🍀

Registration is now open for our Field Inclusive Anniversary Webinar with speaker Dr. Mamie Parker, the first Black U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Regional Director and Senior Executive Service in the FWS! Visit go.ncsu.edu/anniversary to register. • Stay tuned tomorrow where we will announce our anniversary giveaway prize!

Field Inclusive CFO Lauren Pharr and Executive assistant Kayla Stukes spent four days in beautiful Cullowhee, NC at Western Carolina University attending the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. We gave our social field safety workshop to about ~15 participants who were interested in learning to identify social field safety risks — particularly for marginalized and historically excluded individuals — and learning smart solutions on how to mitigate various scenarios for researchers who professionally work outdoors. • FI tabled throughout the conference and discussed our organization with interested individuals who stopped by. We were also able to amplify and give out some materials from our many partners such as Sphyrnas Organization, Wilson Ornithological Society, and Wake Audubon Society. • A great few days full of new connections, ideas, and appreciation from so many that our organization exists. Catch us as the next conference and come out to learn how you can create a safe and inclusive environment for ALL researchers who professionally work outdoors: -AFO-SCO-WOS; July 29-August 1st -AOS; Oct.1-5

Field Inclusive will be at the AFO-SCO-WOS 2024 Joint Meeting giving our workshop on social field safety next week! We will also be a vendor, so stop by and see us to learn what our organization is all about! • We hope to see you there, and we wish meeting attendees safe travels.

Field Inclusive CFO Lauren Pharr and Executive assistant Kayla Stukes spent four days in beautiful Cullowhee, NC at Western Carolina University attending the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference. We gave our social field safety workshop to about ~15 participants who were interested in learning to identify social field safety risks — particularly for marginalized and historically excluded individuals — and learning smart solutions on how to mitigate various scenarios for researchers who professionally work outdoors. • FI tabled throughout the conference and discussed our organization with interested individuals who stopped by. We were also able to amplify and give out some materials from our many partners such as Sphyrnas Organization, Wilson Ornithological Society, and Wake Audubon Society. • A great few days full of new connections, ideas, and appreciation from so many that our organization exists. Catch us as the next conference and come out to learn how you can create a safe and inclusive environment for ALL researchers who professionally work outdoors: -AFO-SCO-WOS; July 29-August 1st -AOS; Oct.1-5

‼️A New Study from NC State College of Natural Resources Researchers‼️: Do you identify as a Black LGBTQIA person in the United States? Do you participate in iNaturalist, eBird, HerpMapper, volunteer water quality monitoring, the GLOBE apps, or ANY participatory science project (citizen science/community science) where you go OUTDOORS to collect and share data about your environment? If so, are you interested in exploring your experiences in the participatory sciences? Do you want to share your experiences with others like you to help create safe and improved measures for protecting and affirming Black LGBTQIA individuals in the field? Are you interested in learning a technique that could empower actionable change in participatory science projects or other social justice initiatives? Researchers from North Carolina State University are inviting Black LGBTQIA individuals engaged in the participatory sciences to write about, discuss, analyze, and co-produce understandings of their individual experiences and how that links to the collective. • Visit the 🔗 in the ad to learn more and sign up: go.ncsu.edu/safety2

Register Now! Science Policy Fundamentals August 21, 2024, 2:00-3:30pm EST VIRTUAL Workshop Register: https://lnkd.in/eGhfp-a9

Field Inclusive will be at the Cullowhee Native Plant Conference giving our workshop on social field safety next week! We will also be a vendor, so stop by and see us! Note that conference attendees who bring items to donate to our field gear closet will receive something special from us, so be sure to stop by our table to learn what we’re all about! • We hope to see you there, and we wish conference attendees safe travels.

Register Now! Science Communication Fundamentals with Tamara Poles M.Ed ! July 25, 2024, 12:00 – 2:00pm EST Virtual Workshop Register: https://lnkd.in/eCcgYjEN