First in “Our Peeps” series spotlighting notable people of color in outdoors-related pursuits. Growing up, Alan Spears lived 75 miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield, where his family visited twice or so a year as a “cheap vacation.” The essential stop afterward was to a hobby...
Above: Howard Lake in Washington state (NPS photo) NOTE: The following is a release from the office of Sen. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle. After that is my original story, which provides some context to this development. State Senator Pramila Jayapal joined Washington state leaders and...
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...
Above: Joe Camacho (photo courtesy Latino Outdoors). Joe Camacho debunks the myth that Latinos don’t care about the outdoors. Vivana Reyes finds “green therapy” on Girl Scout hikes with her daughter, Vida. Ronald Quintero gets into mountaineering, starting on Mount Shasta. Those are just some...
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...
Obscured by Tuesday’s massive, annual pass giveaway to American fourth graders and their families, the Obama administration also sent a bill, the National Park Service Centennial Act, to Congress that could mean a $1.5 billion infusion to the perennially resource-strapped park service on the verge...
