Member Profile: Tash Howard | Individual Member

Tash is a freelance outdoor education teacher and consultant in South Australia and parent to three school-aged children. Her work is a mosaic across education, nature connection and environmental & community advocacy. Current projects that she’s involved with include the development of a new urban-based National Park, a revegetation and community engagement project for an urban reserve and acting as Committee Secretary of the Outdoor Educators’ Association of South Australia. As a volunteer, Tash writes grant applications for outdoor-based school projects and assists with grant implementation.

“As a parent, I am intrinsically motivated every day to work towards a better world for the future. Having the opportunity to be involved with a variety of projects aimed at improving natural environments for ecological communities and facilitating nature connection for human communities is one of the greatest privileges of my life. Doing this work harnesses my passion for helping others, especially young people, to (re)connect to the outside world, improving their wellbeing and their sense of place. 

“As a non-Indigenous person I acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land on which we live, work and play. I acknowledge and pay respect to the continuation of the cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We all have a role to play in making sure we bring this acknowledgement and respect to everything that we do, especially when working with young people in the outdoors,” said Tash.

Tash joined Children & Nature Network in 2018 to be part of “an international network of great minds and experiences from around the world who are genuinely interested in stemming the rise of sedentary, digitally saturated childhoods and creating the right ingredients for a balanced, grounded, authentic, connected childhood, with plenty of time for the great outdoors.

“It’s a true privilege to know that I’m working towards getting children, young people and families connected with the world outside and especially the natural environments at our doorstep,” she said.

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