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Two Environmental Education Narratives from the Bronx
Contributed by Alex Kudryavtsev, a native of Russia and PhD Candidate at Cornell University. Alex conducts a participatory research project in the Bronx and elsewhere on how urban environmental...
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Making Mini-Afros Into Nature Superheroes: Pacha’s Pajama’s
Creative Director and Co-Founder of BALANCE Edutainment Aaron Ableman shares information on their inspiring flagship initiative–Pacha’s Pajamas! Let’s turn all the mini-Afros into Nature Superheroes! I...
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Outdoor Afro in Atlanta this Week!
Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro is excited to present in Atlanta this week at Keeping it Wild and at the American Camp Association‘s (ACA) National Convention! ACA is an education partner of Outdoor Afro,...
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National Kids to Parks Day – May 19th!
Join Outdoor Afro in getting excited about the second annual National Kids to Parks Day May 19th, 2012! What a great opportunity to celebrate nature with kids, families, and fellow outdoor people!...
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Check out this PSA for The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space of me and my kids enjoying some open space near where we live: The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s purpose is to purchase,...
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Outdoor Afro’s #1 Girl Heads to Girl Scout Camp
Today was a special day in the Mapp household, my daughter Arwen and friend Maya began their first day at a week long summer program at Camp Bothin, located in Marin County, California with the Girl...
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Children & Nature: Being Active in Nature Makes Kids Healthier – INFOGRAPHIC
An Outdoor Afro just shared this on our facebook page. Check out for yourself this infographic that makes the case for why kids should engage with nature. Click for full size The National Environmental...
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It’s Good to Know Your Neighbors
Our family recently moved into a lovely place back in my familiar, and dynamic hometown of Oakland, California. For the previous six years we resided in a nearby small and sheltered community known for...
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Hiking in winter is possible…
Hi y’all, I’m Alisha the Outdoor Afro leader from Los Angeles. Hiking in the winter is possible without bundling up in winter coats. Well, when you live in sunny Southern California it is! So a group...
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We did it again, this time with a challenge…
By Alisha Pye, Los Angeles Outdoor Afro Leader So we went hiking above the Mountain Gate Country Club again, but this time we decided to mix it up a bit. So we decided to go off the fire trail and hike...
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Full Moon Hike
By Los Angeles Outdoor Afro Leader, Alisha Pye Watching the full moon rise into the sky is a beautiful sight. Hiking in nature while watching the full moon rise and the sun set is exceptional. It’s...
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10,000 Steps to Denali, Temescal Hike, and National Outdoors Day!
It’s Alisha, Outdoor Afro Los Angeles Leader. This Saturday June 8th we had a Temescal Canyon Hike planned in the Santa Monica Mountains to support the first African American group to hike Denali. So...
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Sticks and Stones Won’t Break Their Bones
In a time when some kids can’t leave the house without the fliest pair of shoes or tightest “fits” to stay clean, it brings us a lot of comfort to also see images of pint sized Outdoor Afros out in...
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A Family That Camps Together…
We were so tickled to receive the video below via our Facebook page from Wendi Nicole, a mom, wife, and professor at George Mason University who loves to camp. Wendi shares, “We began camping five...
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Pumpkin Learning and Carving
By Outdoor Afro Leader Zoe Polk So many wonderful smells, tastes, sights and adventures come to mind when we think of October! We take long drives to view the fall foliage. We get excited in heading...
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So You Say You Can’t Camp? Go RVing and KOA have You Covered!
Ziplining Visiting KOA last month since our last time five years ago felt like returning home. On a Friday afternoon, my family and I wound our way south down Interstate 5 from our home in northern...
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Stereotype or Fact? Black People Don’t Camp
Mother and daughter sitting around the campfire at the annual joint campout with Outdoor Afro Chicago and St. Louis networks. For black people, feeling welcome and safe in the outdoors isn’t a given....
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