Podcast Episode 5
Connecting to nature with Brittany Gawley
Connecting to nature with Brittany Gawley
In this episode of What the f*** is biodiversity, Ann and Brittany talk all about A Night for Conservation, how to guide and empower people through experiential learning and how to help them form a deeper connection with nature. They also touch on sustainable fashion, provide some interesting insight on the charitable sector in Canada, and talk about what barriers people face when entering environmental activism and conservation.

About Brittany Gawley
Brittany Gawley is a photographer and educator who through a love for storytelling, dedicates her life and work to bringing more hope, adventure and compassion into the world. Gawley’s work has appeared in print and online for publications such as EnRoute Magazine, Canadian Geographic, Health Magazine and Canada’s History Magazine and her client roster includes Global Citizen, the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada, Engineers Without Borders and Volleyball Canada.
Prior to her business, Gawley earned a Master’s in Education, taught high school history and played professional hockey in the CWHL. Gawley is the proud founder of A Night For Conservation, a founding member of Women For Nature with Nature Canada, an honorary NEXTIE at the Canadian Museum of Nature and an honorary Woman For Humane Canada. Gawley empowers her audience to be bold, take action toward their dreams and tap into their own unique power to make the world a better place – all while having fun, of course.
About Brittany Gawley

Brittany is an Ottawa-based photographer and educator and host on a mission to fuel hope, inspire action and create change. She specializes in portrait and commercial photography working with brands, causes and changemakers to challenge the status quo and create impactful content.
Prior to her photography career, she taught high school history, earned a Master’s degree and played hockey in the CWHL. She is the proud founder of A Night for Conservation, an event connecting people + planet, and a founding member of Women For Nature with Nature Canada. She also loves to support budding storytellers and entrepreneurs.
Episode Notes
FIND BRITTANY GAWLEY ONLINE
THINKING BIGGER THAN OUR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS
POLLUTION AND THE FASHION INDUSTRY
- What does the future of fashion look like with Erica Wark, Naturally Curious Podcast
- UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion
- These facts show how unsustainable the fashion industry is, We Forum
WHAT ARE KEYSTONE SPECIES?
- Why Should Humans Care About Preserving the Diversity of Life on Earth?, Smithsonian Magazine, Video
- What are keystone species and why are they important, NET Blog
- How wolves change rivers, Sustainable Human, Video
THE IMPACT OF PHOTOGRAPHS
- Starving polar bear, CBC article
- Paul Nicklen, Cristina Mittermeier, Shawn Heinrichs co-founded Sea Legacy
ENVIRONMENT & RACISM
- Intersectional Environmentalism, Website
- Intersectional Environmentalism, Instagram
- Unequal Impact: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change, Yale 360 article
- Ocean Justice: Where Social Equity and the Climate Fight Intersect, Yale 360 article
- Why Every Environmentalist Should Be Anti-Racist, Vogue article
- Climate Justice Alliance
HUMANE CANADA
- Barbara Cartwright, CEO, Humane Canada
- What does a more humane Canada look like with Barbara Cartwright, Naturally Curious Podcast
CHARITABLE SECTOR
- Sector Impact, Imagine Canada and Sector Source
- Everything you need to know about Canada’s charities and nonprofits, Imagine Canada
- The Giving Report: Charities are vital to the Canadian economy, Canada Helps
- The GIving Report 2020: Online Giving is on the Rise, Canada Helps