Category: conservation

What Does President Obama’s Memo Mean for You?

Implementing President Obama's Memo on Diversity & Inclusion in Public Lands & Waters Dear valued partners and friends: We’re writing…

What can outdoor and environmental organizations learn about inclusion from MLK’s experience?

Photo above: Martin Luther King, Jr. marching from Selma to Montgomery with John Lewis, Reverend Jesse Douglas, James Forman and…

The real story behind the Yosemite trademarks

On March 1, 2016, in the wake of Delaware North’s exploitation of trademark laws, many of the iconic places in…

What Does Cultural Relevancy Mean Anyway?

This post is dedicated to Vu Le at Nonprofit With Balls, whose bold nuggets of gold we can only aspire…

Connecting the dots: why black lives must matter to the environmental movement

There is no such thing as a single issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives. - Audre…

“But we’ve always said ‘biner!’” exclusionary words in outdoor recreation and education

Actually written by Guest Contributor Monserrat Alvarez [caption id="attachment_2568" align="alignleft" width="225"] Monserrat (Guachichil/Mexica) is an outdoor educator from the South…

Nature’s calling — for diversity to be about more than just race

Dear CNN, Like many colleagues, we were thrilled to see that the topic of diversity in the outdoors has made…

Connection the dots: white supremacy and monuments

In the wake of Charlottesville this past weekend, I have been thinking quite a bit about how these events connect…

Equity means supporting single identity spaces

We know diversity allows organizations to think out of the box, be more creative and innovative, problem-solve better and see…

The Ways

Wildness: Relations of People and Place

Geography of Hope