Repatriation is much discussed and little practiced in the Bay Area. Why is it hard to return land?
Land Back
January 3, 2021 •
Environmental Justice
“Now is a Good Time to Hold Up a Mirror.” Bay Area Conservation Groups Say They Want to Become More Diverse. What’s Stopping Them?
September 22, 2020 •
Day to day, Kelli English works with National Parks Service staff and leaders to oversee services for the four National Parks historic sites in the East Bay. As Chief of Interpretation for the John Muir and Eugene O’Neill National Historic … Read more
Is This the Bayview’s Big Park Moment?
September 8, 2020 •
In San Francisco’s southeastern side, city officials see a crown jewel for a remade waterfront park. But will the people who live there see the same thing?
People of Color Have Always Been Outdoors. What Can We Learn from Past Decades of Engagement and Inclusion Work?
July 22, 2020 •
This article first appeared in the interdisciplinary journal Parks Stewardship Forum under the title “Coloring Outside the Lines | Connecting the Dots: Why does what and who came before us matter?” Bay Nature is republishing it with permission. Read the … Read more
A Model For Dismantling Environmental Racism
June 25, 2020 •
Literacy for Environmental Justice has worked with youth and nature in San Francisco for two decades.
Q&A With “Bird Savant” John Robinson on Black Birders Week
June 4, 2020 •
A Q&A with Bay Area birder John Robinson about race, access, and birding.
Q&A: Rue Mapp on Outdoor Afro at 11
May 6, 2020 •
Since its inception in 2009, Outdoor Afro has been a leader in inclusive outdoor engagement. In the last 11 years, a lot has changed.
Healing the Body, Mind, and Cultural Divide: It’s More than a Walk in the Park
September 16, 2019 •
One Saturday morning late last spring, I pulled into Garin Regional Park in the hills above Hayward. I didn’t have the $5 for parking, but intuiting why I was there, the ranger let me pass anyway. A crowd was amassing. … Read more
Indigenous Educators Fight for an Accurate History of California
April 30, 2019 •
This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on April 19, 2019 Gregg Castro first roamed the Santa Lucia Mountains at the age of 8, going out with his father to hunt deer and wild pigs in the … Read more
Bird Savant
March 25, 2019 •
John Robinson has 20/15 vision and perfect auditory recall. But he’s dedicated his life to the idea that anyone can learn to bird.