Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places : African Americans Making Nature and the Environment a Part of Their Everyday Lives

Encourage diversity in outdoor wilderness areas by reading interviews with 20 people of color who have active roles in nature. During his travels around the country as a wildlife photographer, Dudley Edmondson made a concerning observation: he was the only person of color in many of the wilderness locations he visited.He began asking himself some important questions:“Why am I not seeing many people of color in the parks?”“Where are the voices of African Americans when it comes to decisions about wild spaces?”“Shouldn’t everyone care about the involvement of all Americans in these issues?”The matter was far too important to let go.Instead, Dudley turned it into a project, seeking out people of color who thrive in the outdoors and asking them about their experiences, passions, and hopes for the future.He met with policymakers, park rangers, outdoor sports enthusiasts, and others with nature-centered careers.The compilation of his interviews became the groundbreaking book Black & Brown Fa