BIPOC Blog Posts - The National Parks Experience

Greening Youth Foundation: Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization

Bram — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 19:01:33 +0000

Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization: Greening Youth Foundation For the month of October, we here at The National Parks Experience, along with several other national park bloggers and podcasters, are highlighting the work of the Greening Youth Foundation (GYF). This is part of our commitment to showcase organizations that work to create more inclusive public lands...

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GirlTrek: Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization

Bram — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:02:07 +0000

The largest African American women and girls' public health nonprofit in the U.S., GirlTrek encourages women to walk, support advocacy efforts and lead a civil rights-inspired health movement. Please consider joining us in supporting this important work by making a donation.

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Melanin Base Camp: Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization

Bram — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:20:55 +0000

Melanin Base Camp aims to increase the representation of minorities in the media, in advertising and in the stories minorities tell themselves about the great outdoors. Learn more about this organization and see how you can support them.

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BIPOC Outdoor Activists Join Forces With Alaska Wilderness League and Gwich’in People in Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Bram — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:20:27 +0000

Portland, OR-based nonprofit Love Is King partners up with the Alaska Wilderness League and introduces Operation ROAM. For their first expedition, a group of BIPOC outdoor activists heads to the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge to meet Gwich'in leaders and immerse themselves in northern Alaska's landscapes and culture.

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Wilderness Inquiry: Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization

Bram — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 17:36:00 +0000

Wilderness Inquiry directly serves people from all walks of life: diverse youth, individuals with differing abilities, and others who face barriers of use to public lands and waterways. Their programs help connect people to the outdoors and each other.

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Get Out Stay Out / Vamos Afuera: Featured Outdoor Diversity Organization

Bram — Mon, 03 May 2021 02:09:02 +0000

Looking for ways to support diversifying public lands and outdoor spaces? In May, we’re sharing the work of Get Out Stay Out/Vamos Afuera, an amazing organization that focuses on Indigenous Migrant Youth populations and their relationship with the outdoors.

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