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Women’s Lunch and Discussion: 12:00-1:45 pm, Cargot Brasserie, 98 University Place, Princeton, NJ
Private Exhibition Tour: 2:00-3:00 pm, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ

Join Rachel’s Network members Kef Kasdin and Annarie Lyles for a women’s lunch and lively discussion exploring our cultural relationship with nature, followed by a private tour of Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment, a new exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum. This exhibition is a major reinterpretation of American art that examines both iconic masterpieces and rarely seen objects through a lens uniting art historical interpretation with environmental history, scientific analysis, and the dynamic field of ecocriticism. After its limited premiere run in Princeton, Nature’s Nation will travel to the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts and Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas.

During lunch at Cargot Brasserie, we will hear from Kathy Hackett, Executive Director of the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) about her provocative work in the field of environmental humanities. Caroline Harris, Associate Director of Education at Princeton University Art Museum will then take our group on a curated tour of the exhibition, just a short walk away from the restaurant.

Registration for this Excursion has reached capacity. Click here to add yourself to the waitlist. 

Rachel’s Network will host an excursion to Chile from Saturday, March 16 to Sunday, March 24, 2019.

Over the last 25 years, Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and her late husband Doug Tompkins have worked through their organization, Tompkins Conservation, to conserve and re-wild over a million acres of critical habitat in the Patagonia region of Chile with the ultimate goal of donating the lands back to the Chilean government as future national parks.

After years of acquiring and protecting these lands, restoring their biodiversity, and preparing for future economies such as eco-tourism and sustainable agriculture, the Tompkins’ two flagship projects — Pumalín Park and Patagonia Park — will be handed over to the Chilean government for management as national parks in April 2019. Before that official hand-off takes place, Rachel’s Network members have been invited on a unique excursion to visit these two new parks.

Join us in Chile in March to explore the stunning beauty and biodiversity of the Patagonia region and learn about the largest public/private philanthropy conservation effort in the world. We’ll begin our journey by meeting at the Puerto Montt airport on Saturday, March 16, and traveling to the city of Puerto Varas for the night. After nine days of travel (flying and driving), hiking, exploring, and learning about this amazing conservation effort first-hand, we will return to Puerto Montt for departure flights the evening of Sunday, March 24.

To see the draft agenda for the excursion (details subject to change), click here.

Registration Types
Member Registration: $5,500
Member Guest Registration: $6,000

Registration Restrictions
*Total registration is LIMITED to 20 people and is first come, first served. Fifteen member registrations will be available.*

** Members’ guests must be registered with a member with whom they will share a queen-size bed. Member guest registration will initially be limited to five guests for the entire trip and will be taken on a first come, first served basis. A member registration may not include more than one guest registration.

Rachel’s Network will keep a waitlist of member and member guest registrations, as we may have cancellations after registrations are received. If we end up with a long wait list, we will work with Tompkins Conservation to assist members on a future trip.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Registration cancellations received via email by Friday, October 26 at 5 pm EST will be refunded 75% of each ticket cancellation. Registration cancellations received via email by Friday, November 30 at 5 pm EST will be refunded 50% of each ticket cancellation. No refunds will be given for cancellations received after December 1, 2018. If there is a waitlist for this excursion and someone is willing to register for your cancelled spot, we will refund only that portion of your fees for which we can obtain full reimbursement.