TANIA MARIEN’s PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

EDUCATION

  • M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies (Biology & Student Learning), California State University Fullerton, 1997

  • Professional Certificate, Free-Choice Learning, Oregon State University, 2015

  • Seth Godin’s altMBA, Leadership, February 2018

LEADERSHIP

Talaterra (2018 - present)

Founder | Podcast Producer | Researcher | Community Builder

Host and producer of the Talaterra podcast and professional development and partnership initiatives for environmental professionals who connect the public with the outdoors. Producer of the EE Forward Summit. (https://talaterra.com)

+ Earthwork Collective (April 2022 - August 2023)

Co-founder. Learn more about the Collective at https://earthworkcollective.com.

+ The Carbon Almanac (Oct. 2021 - present)

Contributor, The Carbon Almanac and The Carbon Almanac Podcast Network. https://thecarbonalmanac.org

+ Gifts from Japan (Feb. 2022 - April 2022)

Contributor, Gifts from Japan. An exhibition by the Portland Japanese Garden and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. The exhibition tells the horticultural tale of how Japanese plants were introduced to the West. On view at Portland Japanese Garden in conjunction with the annual conference of the American Public Gardens Association in Portland, Oregon (May 13 - July 4, 2022). Assisted in research and writing of labels and wall panel for Flora Japonica section. Learn more here and here.

+ Akimbo Workshops (Feb. 2020 - May 2021)

Coach, The Podcasting Workshop. Together with fellow coaches and a team of All-Star podcasters, I had the opportunity to introduce people to podcasting and join them on their journey as they turned an idea into a published podcast. I served on the coaching team for three consecutive workshops. (https://akimbo.com)

+ InterpretPlants Studio (2016 - 2018)

Founder | Educator Explored narratives and interactive experiences about plants for informal learning environments. Riverside, CA

+ ArtPlantae (2002 - 2018)

Founder | Bookseller | Educator | Editor Full-time educator, editor, and bookseller. Connected artists, naturalists, and educators using drawing as a learning tool to pursue educational objectives about botany, art, and environmental education. (https://www.ArtPlantae.com) Riverside, CA

+ Weird, Wild & Wonderful Symposium (July 23-26, 2015)

San Marino, CA | Co-Chairperson of this art and science symposium. This was a collaboration between the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California, the American Society of Botanical Artists and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

+ ArtPlantae at Aurea Vista (November 2012 - December 2013)

Aurea Vista Marketplace in Historic Downtown Riverside Riverside, CA ### + 14th Annual Meeting & Conference (October 2008) American Society of Botanical Artists San Marino, CA | Co-Chairperson Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California; American Society of Botanical Artists; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

+ Southern California Botanical Artist (2002 - 2005)

Arcadia, CA | Founding Editor, Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & community Conversations

Environmental Education Collaborative 10th Annual Symposium (February 24, 2024)

Joining leaders from environmental education providers in the Inland Empire and Southern California, Tania shared free resources for educators developed around The Carbon Almanac (Penguin Random House, 2022). In a second breakout session, she presented the story of The Carbon Almanac, how it was produced and shared resources developed for this award-winning book, including the new Spanish translation available for free at TheCarbonAlmanac.org.

Riverside, CA

+ ChangeScale Summer Dialogue Series (2023)

Conversations with environmental professionals about job quality and livable wages in environmental education. Learn more about how this series went here and here. Tania contributed a freelancer's perspective during two sessions of Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Contractor Landscape & Achieving Pay Equity (August 15 & 24, 2023).

Online

+ Environmental Professionals Creating Change (March 29-31, 2022)

The Nature of Cities Festival

The Nature of Cities

Virtual Conference

+ Working Independently in Community (December 1, 2021)

Shifting Sands of Interpretation

National Association for Interpretation

Rancho Mirage, CA

+ EE Forward Summit: Water (June 11-12, 2021)

Virtual Summit by Talaterra

https://www.talaterra.com/eeforward

+ A New Posture for Freelance Environmental Educators (August 8, 2020)

Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Virtual Conference

+ The New Posture for Freelance Environmental Educators (July 29, 2020)

Informal/Formal Partnerships to Survive the Impacts of COVID-19, Promote Equity, and Keep Science & Environmental Literacy Alive

BEETLES & BaySci Virtual Open Space Conference

Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley

+ Freelancing in Informal Education (October 13, 2018)

Environmental Education: A Force for the Future

47th Annual Conference & 15th Annual Research Symposium

North American Association for Environmental Education

Spokane, WA

+ Freelancing in Informal Education April 28, 2018)

California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

Statewide Conference

Malibu, CA

+ When Good Careers Stall: Working Through the Slump (July 6, 2016)

Panel discussion with Gail Guth, Linda M. Feltner, and Tania Marien

2016 Conference and Annual Meeting

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

University of California, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

+ Pockets of Creativity (November 7, 2015)

California Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education

Southern Fall Conference

Angelus Oaks, CA

+ The Ambonese Herbal (April 26-29, 2013)

24th Annual Southern California Spring Garden Show

South Coast Plaza

Costa Mesa, CA

+ Making Connections (October 21, 2012)

Educator’s Forum

18th Annual Meeting and Conference 

American Society of Botanical Artists

Northbrook, IL

+ The Ambonese Herbal (July 10, 2012)

2012 Conference and Annual Meeting

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

+ Making the Invisible Visible: Addressing “Plant Blindness” One Doodle at a Time (July 13, 2011)

2011 Conference and Annual Meeting

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Evergreen State College

Olympia, WA

 

MUSEUM PRESENTATIONS

Illustrator of California Desert Plants: Henry R. Mockel

Hi-Desert Nature Museum | Mojave Desert Wildflowers Through the Eyes of Henry Mockel | Yucca Valley, CA

+ Serigraphs of Henry R. Mockel (December 9, 2017)

65th Anniversary Afternoon Tea

29 Palms Art Gallery

Twentynine Palms, CA

+ Illustrator of California Desert Plants: Henry R. Mockel (April 14, 2017)

Old Schoolhouse Lecture Series

Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park

Twentynine Palms Historical Society

Twentynine Palms, CA

+ Observing California Desert Plants (October 29, 2015)

La Quinta Museum

La Quinta, CA

+ Muir & Mockel: Drawing California Plants (April 17, 2015)

La Quinta Museum

La Quinta, CA

 

PUBLICATIONS

Subject Area: Storytelling in Climate Communication (in production)

Research Collaborator & Co-Author. Working with visual science communicators and educators, I had the opportunity to collaborate on a chapter about visual science communication, specifically, the sections about informal learning environments and climate visuals in youth education.

Monoyios, K., Carlson, K., Litwak, T., Marien, T., & Martin, F. (in press). Visual storytelling as a catalyst for climate science communication. In E. Coren & H. Wang (Eds.), Storytelling to accelerate climate solutions. Springer Nature.

+ The Carbon Almanac: It's Not Too Late (2022)

Contributor. Learn more at thecarbonalmanac.org.

+ Mass Interp: Telling the Story of Freelance Interpretation Through a Podcast (2019)

Legacy magazine (Virtual Interpretation: Interpreting with Technology)

National Association for Interpretation

September/October 2019

+ Henry R.Mockel: Illustrating the Flora of the Southwest (2017)

Old Schoolhouse Journal (Fall 2017)

Twentynine Palms Historical Society

Twentynine Palms, CA

 

WORKSHOPS & PUBLIC EVENTS

Many years of experience engaging with the public at venues such as environmental education fairs, garden shows, book festivals, museums, and gardens.