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SUMMARY:Black and Brown Interpreters Meetup - Angel Oak Preserve
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided walk through the future Angel Oak Preserve 
 with Emelyn Talento. Emelyn is the Community Lands Associate for the 
 Lowcountry Land Trust (LLT). She joined the team in August 2025 to support 
 LLT’s community-centered conservation projects such as Beefield Community 
 Park\, Coakley Chapel Park\, and the Angel Oak Preserve. Prior to her 
 position at LLT\, Emelyn worked at South Asian Youth Action\, a New York 
 City-based youth group that provides holistic\, educational programming to 
 young people from under-resourced and immigrant communities. She graduated 
 from Hunter College in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental 
 Studies. \n\nDuring our tour we'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the 
 vision\, design\, and community-led effort to protect the Angel Oak\, an 
 iconic Lowcountry landmark. The tour will explore the natural and cultural 
 history of the Angel Oak and offer a preview of the trails\, exhibits\, and 
 living museum experience to come.\n\nLineup:\n\n11am - 11:30am: Check in 
 and announcements at Angel Oak Welcome Center\n\n11:30am - 1pm: Tour with 
 Emelyn Talento\n\n **Please dress comfortably for the outdoors. We will be 
 standing and walking approximately 1-2 mile. Sunscreen\, water bottles\, 
 bug spray and binoculars are all encouraged. These meetups are appropriate 
 for ages 16 and up.\n\nSpaces are limited. There are no plus ones. Everyone 
 must register individually. \n\n_____\n\nThe Black and Brown Interpreters 
 Network™ is a group of natural and cultural history interpreters and tour 
 guides based in the South Carolina Lowcountry and beyond who are dedicated 
 to education\, professional development and service in the field of 
 heritage interpretation. \n\nWe meet monthly to learn from our fellow Black 
 and Brown Interpreters\, tour guides storytellers and memory workers\; 
 network\, share opportunities for continuing education and scholarships\, 
 explore local history and more.\n\nOur meetups are open to the community of 
 Black and Brown people who identify as cultural/historical and natural 
 history interpreters\, tour guides\, storytellers\, memory workers and tour 
 company owners\; and/or Black and Brown people who have completed or plan 
 to complete the National Association for Interpretation's Certified 
 Interpretive Guide training course.\n\nRemember "only we can tell our 
 stories!"
LOCATION:Avery Research Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Erica Veal":MAILTO:enveal@cofc.edu
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CONTACT;CN="Erica Veal":MAILTO:enveal@cofc.edu
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URL:https://libcal.charleston.edu/calendar/avery/BBIM_Feb2026
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