Texas Children in Nature Network Summit

2025 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit

December 3-5, 2025 at the Brazos County Expo

Location: 5827 Leonard Rd., Bryan, TX 77807

During this three-day Summit, TCiNN will bring together health, education, built environment, faith, and conservation community leaders to shape an even brighter future for the children of Texas. TCiNN will convene over 300 community leaders to strengthen the network and develop opportunities and policies to connect more children and families.

Volunteer opportunities at the Summit are available - for more information email Sarah Coles

Conference at a Glance

Wednesday

9-10: First Time Attendees Coffee
10-11:30: Regional Collaborative Meetings
12-4: Workshops around Bryan/College Station
5-6:30: Summit Happy Hour

Thursday

8-6: Conference Sessions
6 -9: Night Out Evening Event

Friday

8-12:30:Conference Sessions

Celebrate our 2025 Children in Nature Network Champions

Every year Texas Children in Nature Network honors individuals or organizations that have gone above and beyond to improve the lives of children through strengthening their connection with nature. We will honor our award winners during our 2025 Summit in Bryan/College Station.

Summit Session Strands

Physical & Mental Health
Formal and Informal Education (Elementary through College)
Early Childhood Education Outdoor Learning Environments
Community Engagement and Partnerships
Nature for All
Access to Nature

Concurrent sessions will take place on Thursday of the Summit and are one hour long.

Wednesday Workshops

Half-day workshops are on Wednesday afternoon, December 3rd. These workshops will feature our partners' great programs and highlight wonderful nature spaces across the Bryan/College Station area.

You will be asked to choose a workshop upon registration. Please make note of the workshop you selected for future reference. All workshop registration changes must be given prior approval and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

IMPORTANT: All workshops are held rain or shine.

Wednesday Evening Happy Hour

Wind down after the Wednesday Workshops at a special TCiNN Happy Hour from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. in Bryan!

Texas Children in Nature Network Night Out - Thursday Evening

Join us for a fun night out - more information to come.

2025 Champions Awards

Every year Texas Children in Nature Network honors individuals or organizations that have gone above and beyond to improve the lives of children through strengthening their connection with nature. We will honor our award winners during our 2025 Summit in Bryan-College Station, Texas

Emerging Leader (Ages 14-29) -Work in this category is fresh, creative, inspires & engages their peers and community, is something that could work in other places, and is impactful.
Individual - Work in this category is innovative, creative, scalable, adaptable to other regions, and engages TCiNN partners and supporters. It includes multidisciplinary collaboration (i.e., public health, business sector, diverse groups) and employs high community impact.
Organization - Project is innovative, creative, scalable, adaptable to other regions, and engages TCiNN partners and supporters. It employs multidisciplinary collaboration (i.e., public health, business sector, diverse groups) and results in tangible on the ground community impact.
Business - Connecting children to nature is an important part of the company’s core values. This could include financial investment, community engagement, advocacy for access to nature and time spent outdoors, and on the ground projects that work to connect children and families to nature.

TCiNN Summit 2025 Champions Awards Criteria.pdf

Nominate a Champion Today

Highlights from our 2024 Summit

Every year TCiNN hosts a gathering of leaders across the state. During this three-day Summit, TCiNN brings together health, education, built environment, faith and conservation community leaders to shape an even brighter future for the children of Texas.

TCiNN convenes thought leaders to strengthen the network and develop opportunities and policies that will connect more children and families with nature.

Our Summit in 2024 engaged 288 partners.

We also honored five amazing Children and Nature Champions