Resources
For Outdoor recreation
Trip Reports:
Guides:
Education and Trip Planning:
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Backpacking Webinar PPT's
Useful Websites:
Affordable and/or used Gear:
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Outdoors Geek (They also let you rent gear!)
Good Reads (Mostly focusing on women in the outdoors):
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"Almost Somewhere" by Suzanne Roberts
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"A Beautiful Work in Progress" by Mirna Valerio
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"Climbing Free" by Lynn Hill
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"When Nobody was Watching" by Carli Lloyd
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"Adventures in the Rocky Mountains" by Isabella Bird
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"Tents in the Clouds" by Monica Jackson, Elizabeth Stark
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"Lands of Lost Borders" by Kate Harris
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"Ruthless River" by Holly Conklin FitzGerald
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"Four Corners" by Kira Salak
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"Wild by Nature" by Sarah Marquis
For Anti-Racism and Equity in the Outoors
Books:
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"Black Women in Green" by Gloria Brown, Donna Sinclair
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"The Rise of the American Conservation Movement" by Dorceta Taylor
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"Hour of Land" by Terry Tempest Williams
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"Erosion" by Terry Tempest Williams
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"Racing to Justice" by John Powell
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"Dispossessing the Wilderness" by Mark David Spence
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"Hood Feminism" by Mikki Kendall
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"Braiding Sweet Grass" by Robin Wall Kemmerer
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"As Long as the Grass Grows" by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
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"Trace" by Lauret Savoy
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"The Body is Not an Apology" by Sonia Renee Taylor
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"Legacy on the Land" by Audrey Peterman and Frank Peterman
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"Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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"Pure Land: A True Story of Three Lives, Three Cultures, and the Search for Heaven on Earth" by Annette McGivney
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"Black Faces, White Spaces" by Carolyn Finney
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"Yellow Dirt" by Judy Pasternak
Action Items:
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NRPA: Keeping it REAL (Racial Equity And Leadership) in Parks & Recreation (create a free account and "purchase" the free session)
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Tell your Congress member about these two bills that will help provide equitable access to the outdoors:
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Outdoors for All Act (S.1458/H.R.4512) to create open spaces in local communities that need them most, who have historically not had access.
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Transit to Trails Act (S. 3333/H.R. 4273) to connect transit hubs to trail heads to increase access to public lands for those without reliable transportation and reduce congestion at trail heads.
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If you are a women or minority, take our survey, so we can learn what your needs and wants are.
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Donate to or get involved with any of the organizations below.
Organizations to Support:
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Go Austin/Vamos Austin (Austin)
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The Brown Ascenders (Austin)
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Black Outside (San Antonio)
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Camber Outdoors (Everywhere)
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Melanin Base Camp (Everywhere)
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Greening Youth Foundation (Atlanta)
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Outdoor Afro (Everywhere)
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Soul Trak Outdoors (Washington DC)
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GirlTrek (Everywhere)
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Inclusive Woods & Us (New York)
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The Outdoor Journal Tour (Everywhere)
Articles to Read: