2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference

To register for this preconference workshop, click here - additional cost $95
This presentation journeys through the American past exploring factors that contributed to the low engagement of people of color in the outdoors. From massacres to freedom marches, the paths that led us here aren't universally clear, so it's critical that we not only review them together, we must also explore and interrogate the ways we see ourselves and each other, as well as our capacity to create the kinds of outcomes we seek - beyond the jargon and memes. Studies show the benefits of being in nature are many, and without access to safe outdoor engagement, marginalized groups – which are often disproportionately less healthy than their white counterparts – face greater challenges to realizing full health and wellbeing. Part lecture, dialogue, experiential work, we'll explore how each of us can facilitate change within our own spheres of influence so that we interrupt cycles of harm and create the kind of changes we want to see in outdoor spaces and beyond.