The NPS and the Parks Conservancy have teamed up with San Francisco Public Libraries for a summer of reading, learning, and park fun.

Like many park professionals, I’ve been having the diversity conversation for awhile. 

BayCLIC has galvanized environmental education institutions behind the common agenda of improving climate literacy and action. 

Minority communities are almost always on the wrong side of the freeway. This didn’t happen by coincidence; American freeways were planned before our civil rights act.

The idea behind the Climate Change Education Initiative at The Marine Mammal Center is to bring climate change into the conversation.

How do we rebuild open spaces that are sustainable and conducive to healthy lifestyles for diverse communities?

On March 2, the National Park’s Community Shuttle brought the Bayview Network for Elders to Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park.

My office is just a short walk away from Fort Mason’s Great Meadow. Luckily for me, I don’t have to sneak away to see this beautiful space.

This is my park. The founder of Outdoor Afro, Rue Mapp, taught me this mantra. Claiming belonging is a powerful tool in their work of cultivating nature connection with African Americans.

The following is a Q & A interview with National Park Service Urban Fellow, Kieron Slaughter who is working in Richmond, CA at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front.