This lyrical essay is based on Rethink Outside™ Storyteller Leeanna Torres’ experience on the Green River in 2021, which was supported by the FreeFlow Institute and American Rivers. [On the Green River, Colorado River Basin, Gates of Lodore Canyon near Vernal UT,...
While the picturesque places far away are frequently heralded as the most important in conservation, the places nearby are often what sustains us. In this story, Kasandra shares about the everyday places that have been a source of solace for her and how those have...
Abolitionist Environmental and Place-Based Education Providing environmental and place-based education in K-12 schools can be challenging, and doing so with a focus on justice and equity is even more so. Researchers Scott Morrison and Dani Toma-Harrold reconsider ways...
Connecting Military Families and the Outdoors The following story is written by Nicole Rawlinson, a Blue Star Families DEPLOY Fellow and 2021 Rethink Outside™ Fellow. In her roles, Nicole works to connect military families and people of color with the outdoors. Every...
By Laura Downey Laura Downey is Executive Director of the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education The small, rural town of Lecompton, Kansas, if it’s known at all, is remembered as Kansas’ first territorial capital or perhaps as the...
Environmental Education of New Mexico (EENM) understands the power of outdoor opportunities to create a thriving future for all. “Nobody, not counselors, not friends, not even family ever suggested that I could get a career doing what I love,” says...
