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.
Category: Perspective
Opinion pieces and perspective from people connected to nature in Northern California.
The World’s Most Powerful Classroom. No Tech Support Required.
The focus on nature right now might seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, being outside is recognized as an essential activity.
Our Global Effort to Find Nature and Community In a Time of Shelter-in-Place
The City Nature Challenge has gone hyperlocal and non-competitive. That doesn't mean giving up our goals.
A Behind the Scenes Look at Point Reyes National Seashore
Did you know the original name of the Point Reyes peninsula was Punta de los Reyes, which translates to Point of the Kings? Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino chose the name because he anchored in Drakes Bay on January 6, 1603, … Read more
Environmental Groups Oppose U.S. Army Corps Plan to Dredge the Bay for Bigger Oil Tankers
Conservation groups say the environmental assessment avoids considering environmental justice or marine life
To Close Or Not to Close? That is the Question!
Parks as sanctuaries and refuges in times of crisis.
Organizing for Resilience
Climate change is an urgent call for changing how we steward the land and connect people to it.
How We Win on Climate and Conservation
When I joined Point Blue Conservation Science as its new CEO earlier this year, I did so with equal parts excitement and humility. Excitement because after many years working on conservation and climate change issues from Washington, DC to sub-Saharan … Read more
An Experienced Park Visitor’s View of Point Reyes
For those who are unaware of Point Reyes Station, it is a small town adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore and the quaint town of Inverness. It’s the type of town that tourists flock to on the weekends and most … Read more
The Birds Come Back to the Bay
Like me, you may have seen recent headlines sounding the alarm that birds are vanishing from North America. From the abstract of the September 2019 report in the journal Science, an “integration of range-wide population trajectories and size estimates indicates a net loss … Read more
