The Rekindle the Sparks Conference committee is excited to announce the 2025 conference theme: Learning the Language of Our Landscapes.
Rekindle the Sparks 2025 aims to inspire conservation educators to reconnect with the land by deepening relationships with plants, animals, and people through innovative workshops, engaging speakers, and creative activities.
Date: Wednesday, November 19 - Friday, November 21, 2025
Location:Bluewater Outdoor Adventure Centre
Registration: Opening Soon
2025 Call for Presentations
Please submit your presentation ideas by Saturday, May 31, 2025.
Are there upcoming retirements on your education team?
The Rekindle the Sparks Planning Committee is excited to celebrate conservation authority educators who are preparing for—or have recently entered—retirement. If you or someone on your team is retiring in 2025 or 2026, please email Melissa Levi.
Hosted by Grey Sauble Conservation Authority.
The Watershed Interpreters’ Network (WIN) was established in 2007 to foster and facilitate communication throughout the year among all Conservation Authority (CA) educators. This communication includes annual Rekindle the Sparks Workshops, newsletters, social media and other means to share expertise to improve CA education throughout Ontario. To achieve this, WIN works closely with Conservation Ontario.
The Watershed Interpreters’ Network recognizes the uniqueness and importance of Conservation Authority educators: We are watershed-based, we communicate conservation knowledge from our own leading resource management agencies (Conservation Authorities), and we work visibly and locally through education to make our watersheds healthier and safer.
Rekindle the Sparks is an annual workshop for Ontario’s Conservation Authority educators. Its goal is to make our hands-on, experiential, environmental education even better, thereby improving the health of watersheds and residents across our province.
Since 1994, Rekindle the Sparks workshops have provided opportunities for participants to share expertise, collaborate, and learn from leaders in the field. They are energizing and educational!