How Indigenous People Got Some Land Back in Oakland
The city of Oakland just made history by giving over five acres in Joaquin Miller Park to an Indigenous land trust's stewardship. But the backstory was decades in the making.
Environmental Justice
The Amah Mutsun Are Dancing on Mount Umunhum Once Again
To improve habitat connectivity, Midpen is working with partners to supplement a dark, narrow culvert under Highway 17 near Lexington Reservoir with another underpass designed specifically for wildlife.
“No More House Sparrow”
"There is nothing gentle about bigotry."
Land Back
Repatriation is much discussed and little practiced in the Bay Area. Why is it hard to return land?
“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?
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?
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?
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
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
A Q&A with Bay Area birder John Robinson about race, access, and birding.
Q&A: Rue Mapp on Outdoor Afro at 11
Since its inception in 2009, Outdoor Afro has been a leader in inclusive outdoor engagement. In the last 11 years, a lot has changed.
