{"id":287,"date":"2026-09-04T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T17:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:35:23","slug":"civic-lands-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/civic-lands-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic Lands Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1825\">2026 Civic Lands Symposium<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1825\">The Center for Civic Lands and Democratic Stewardship enjoyed a soft launch with a special mini-symposium held as part of the joint Southeast Conference for Public Administration and Northeast Conference on Public Administration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1825\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/IMG_8257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-290 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/IMG_8257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"691\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1920\">The symposium brought together scholars and practitioners to explore an emerging question:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2059\"><strong data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2059\">How can public lands and shared landscapes serve as spaces for democratic practice, civic learning, stewardship, and collective care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\">Participants include:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Biq Questions in Public Lands<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\">Brooke Rudow, University of Central Florida<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\">Levi Tenen, Virginia Wesleyan University<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\">Charles Hayes, University of Montana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">What We Know<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dawn Harfmann, National Issues Forum Institute<\/li>\n<li>Kristen Crossney, West Chester University<\/li>\n<li>Yinglin Ma, University of Central Florida<\/li>\n<li>Julie Richter, College of William &amp; Mary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Public Lands Reshaped<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cathy Allen, The Board Doctor<\/li>\n<li>Shannon Bungart, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li>Todd Arrington, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Nathan Schaumleffel, Indiana State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Adminsitrative and Strategic Issues in Public Land Management<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaclyn Piatak, University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/li>\n<li>Leigh Hersey, University of Louisiana at Monroe<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Bryer, Old Dominion University<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/Civic-Lands-Symposium-Agenda_Page_1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-288 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/Civic-Lands-Symposium-Agenda_Page_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/Civic-Lands-Symposium-Agenda_Page_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-289 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/civiclands\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41559\/2026\/09\/Civic-Lands-Symposium-Agenda_Page_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2307\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Civic Lands Symposium The Center for Civic Lands and Democratic Stewardship enjoyed a soft launch with a special mini-symposium held as part of the joint Southeast Conference for Public Administration and Northeast Conference on Public Administration. 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