The Landscape Nerd

Maci
The Landscape Nerd

Learning to embrace your inner nerd to make better outdoor spaces. Hosted by Maci Nelson Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelandscapenerd/support

  1. Landscape x Black Women Explore

    18/09/2023

    Landscape x Black Women Explore

    Hello Nerds! Today, we are discussing what it means to be a person of color in outdoor spaces. We can’t cover everything but we sure give it a try! Please join me in speaking with Kimberly Young and Bronlynn Thurman, the creators of Black Women Explore a community in Akron, Ohio promoting women and femme-identifying people of color to enjoy outdoor spaces together.  Please rate and/or leave a review, it helps the show a lot!  Also, Thank you to Prigidia for the awesome song “Picture Frames”. You’ll hear a bit throughout the episode. If you wish to learn more about BWE you can send them an email:Blackwomenexplore@gmail.com Find them on IG @blackwomenexplore  Articles Mentioned in the episode- not formatted:1. Nature Gap: Why Outdoor Spaces Lack Diversity and Inclusion https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2020/12/nature-gap-why-outdoor-spaces-lack-diversity-and-inclusion/#:~:text=At%20NC%20State's%20College%20of,agencies%2C%20organizations%20and%20advisory%20boards.  2. Outdoor Recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change by Leah Asmelash, CNN https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/14/us/national-parks-history-racism-wellness-cec/index.html 3.US Forest Service on Benefits of Being Outdoors (https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/wellness-benefits-great-outdoors#:~:text=Studies%20also%20show%20that%20being,risk%20factors%20for%20cardiovascular%20disease.)  4. Out of California Statue University San Bernadino, There was a social work dissertation that looked at the impacts that outdoor rec had on self-esteem in adolescent girls of color- spoiler, so far, it seemed positive. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1673/  5. The Urban Mobility & Equity Center out of Morgan State University Investigated the walking and biking activities of low-income African Americans https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66721  6. The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing is calling for more access to something called Nature Nursing! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/inm.13109  7. And lastly, the book I mentioned is To Stand And Stare: How to Garden While Doing Next to Nothing by Andrew Timothy O'Brien --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelandscapenerd/support

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Learning to embrace your inner nerd to make better outdoor spaces. Hosted by Maci Nelson Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelandscapenerd/support

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