Schedule - Elkhart EnviroFest

Full Schedule

Time	Event
12pm	Event Begins & 1st band set: Publicity Stunt
1pm	1st Educational Speaker: Leah Thill
1:30pm	2nd band set: Jake Griffin
2:00pm	Indiana Wild Live Animal Show in Kids Area
2:30pm	2nd Educational Speaker: Rae Schnapp
3:00pm	Indiana Wild Meet & Greet Activity in Kids Area Wellspring Components – Presentation on Residential Solar 3rd band set: Lucas Minor
4:30pm	3rd Educational Speaker: Chuck Brinkman
5:00pm	4th band set: McLane & Co
6:00pm	Event ends

Don’t Miss This Year’s Speakers

Rae Schnapp, Ph.D

Conservation Director at the Indiana Forest Alliance
Ecoblitz Inventories and the Role of State Forests in Indiana’s economy.

About

Rae Schnapp has a PhD from Purdue University and is the Wabash Riverkeeper and Conservation Director at the Indiana Forest Alliance. Her thesis work was on plant cellular responses to environmental stresses.

Leah Thill

Senior Environmental Planner with the Michiana Area Council of Governments
Sustainable Transportation Methods and Electric Vehicle Q&A

About

Leah Thill is the Senior Environmental Planner with the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG). She works with local municipalities on issues related to sustainability and the environment, including clean air, clean transportation, clean energy, and brownfields.

Chuck Brinkman

Indiana Wildlife Federation
How to Make Your Yard Wildlife Friendly

About

Chuck Brinkman has been on the Indiana Wildlife Federation board for 10 years. He is also on the boards of Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation and Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association. Chuck was very active with the Eagle Creek Watershed Foundation as coordinator for water quality improvement projects. He performs a similar role with TWF in both residential and agriculture settings. He is very familiar with water and climate-related challenges in Indiana.