Conservation Education & Outreach at Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Learn how Western Reserve Land Conservancy protects 80,000+ acres across Ohio, and how you can get involved at Crown Point's Speaker Series.
Join Crown Point on Wednesday, November 18 from 6:30pm-7:45pm for the fourth, and final part of our Rooted Conversations Speaker Series at Crown Point. This program offers an engaging overview of the wide range of conservation work of the Western Reserve Land Conservancy.
Renee Boronka, Director of Conservation Education & Outreach will share how they help protect more than 80,000 acres of natural areas, family farms, and urban green spaces—places that sustain wildlife, strengthen communities, and keep local food systems thriving. From land protection to hands-on stewardship and educational programs,
You’ll also learn how you can get involved in protecting and celebrating the natural world in your own community.
About The Speaker:
Renee Boronka is the Director of Conservation Education & Outreach at Western Reserve Land Conservancy. In this role, she organizes year-round, nature-based learning opportunities for people of all ages, including in-person field trips and a widely attended virtual series that reaches participants from Ohio to the East Coast. She is also part of a team of educators developing long-term solutions to improve access to nature for children growing up in urban areas.Before joining the Land Conservancy, Renee spent twenty-five years at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where she directed its Natural Areas Program.
She is passionate about connecting people with nature through hikes, workshops, and special events, creating thoughtful and memorable experiences that inspire a lifelong commitment to protecting the natural world.Renee holds a BS in Natural Resources from The Ohio State University and lives in Cleveland with her husband and their two cats, Benjamin and Trixie.