Get Out Stay Out!

A couple years ago I began working with the migrant youth in my community. Their fears, insecurities, and internalized shame were all so similar to me. They were mine.

Karen RamosKaren RamosApril 21, 2018Santa Barbara, California, Vamos afuera, Get Out Stay Out, non-profit, 501c(3), discrimination, bullying, youth, underserved youth, donate, Immigrant, Immigrants, Migrant communities, RacismComment

What a 23.5 Mile Walk Taught Me About Diversity in the Outdoors

All of the fishermen I saw along the way were black or brown-skinned men with rods in one hand and suitcases filled with a day’s catch in the other. I wondered, as I walked, why none of this was included in our understanding of what it means to be “outdoorsy?”

Trump's Fee Hike Won't Create a Class System in our National Parks - Because There Already is One

But let’s not pretend that raised fees alone would be the deciding factor for so many Americans who have never visited a park, and may never have the opportunity to do so.

Rachel GaryRachel GaryNovember 19, 2017Adventure Kids of Color, Diversify Outdoors, Representation Matters, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Crown Jewels, Zion National Park, Denali National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Fee hike, Inequity, Racial disparities Comments

Why I Sleep on the Ground

So imagine their horror and dismay when I told them I wanted to go "camping": to sleep on the forest floor, eat simple meals cooked over a tiny propane stove, and to hike for days just to come back to where I started.

Sally LinSally LinNovember 15, 2017Diversify Outdoors, Sally Lin, China, Canada, Guangdong, Immigrants, Second Generation, Immigrant, Asian, Asian-American, Changing the Narrative Comments

MELANIN BASE CAMP

AROUND THE BONFIRE