Some organizations are doubling down on DEI. Others are taking down words that could get them in trouble.
Tag: inclusion
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?
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
Essays
What I Carry on an Outdoor Adventure
When leadership means modeling interdependence, not just choosing the right gear
History
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
Summer Issue 2019
Building My Community Through Nature
It’s Saturday afternoon at Lands End in San Francisco. We are tired from all the weeding, but we feel alive and satisfied. A red-tailed hawk hovers above us, as if to signal that it’s time to end the program. We … Read more
History
How Do People Know About Nature?
Western science and indigenous knowledge are often presented as conflicting. Jose Gonzalez looks for areas where they converge.
