Outdoor Industry Drags on Inclusion
(NOTE: This Op-Ed originally appeared at Outside) by Glenn Nelson and Teresa Baker Congratulations, Outdoor Retailer. You’ve moved your biannual trade show from a state, Utah, whose leadership is openly hostile to the concept of inclusive public lands and pushed the Trump administration to shrink…
Way Out with J.R. Harris
Adventures with J.R. Harris Third Place Books, Seward Park Wed., Nov. 29, 6 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. reading 5041 Wilson Ave. S., Seattle 98118 Co-Sponsors: The Trail Posse, Mountaineers Books, Seward Park Audubon Click Here for Tickets I first heard of J.R. Harris back in…
Nomadic Mama with a Mission
by Teresa Baker Christina Benton loves the road. She loves it so much that she took her three home-schooled kids on a 64-day, 5,704 mile RV journey across the country in the middle of the winter. Starting in January in their hometown of Charlotte, N.C.,…
A Hint of Change
by Teresa Baker My most recent trip to Yosemite was eye opening. I have been on this hunt for diversity and inclusion for years now, visiting parks and reporting on how things remained the same. But this trip was different. As I stepped off the…
Urgency of Inclusion
Above photo courtesy Joy Trip Project This is a Trail Posse/African American Nature & Parks Experience Joint by Teresa Baker and Glenn Nelson Can we please get a quarter for every time the head of an outdoors organization says, “Diversity is our top priority,” every…
A View from Mt. Tamalpais
This story is shared by African American Nature and Park Experience. by Teresa Baker I recently spent time on Mount Tamalpais with Ranger Matt Cerkel of the Marin Municipal Water District. I wanted to get a different perspective of the mountain and his opinion on…
