From the Ground Up A Call to Reimagine Our Place in Nature

43rd Annual Smith Nature Symposium Awards Dinner

Amy Morrison Heinrich, Honorary Chair &
Elizabeth Pruett, Chair

Honoring 2026 Environmental Leadership Award Recipient

KARENNA GORE

Author, Climate Activist, and Founder of the Center for Earth Ethics

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026
5:00 PM

CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
1000 Lake Cook Rd, Glencoe, IL

Join our movement for change! The Smith Nature Awards Dinner is Brushwood Center’s largest fundraising event of the year, and all funds raised from the evening directly benefit our programs for youth, families, and Veterans across our community.

Watch this space for more information about the 43rd Annual Smith Nature Symposium. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mirja Spooner Haffner, Director of Development, at mspoonerhaffner@brushwoodcenter.org