Resources
CONFRONTING RACISM IN CONSERVATION
Resources at the intersection of racial justice, land conservation and the outdoors
BOOKS
Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney
Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation by Karl Jacoby
The Rise of the American Conservation Movement: Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection by Dorceta E. Taylor
The Adventure Gap, Changing the Face of the Outdoors by James Edward Mills
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
ARTICLES & ESSAYS
Melanin Basecamp Guide to Outdoor Allyship
Environmentalism’s Racist History by Jedediah Purdy
The Great Land Robbery by Vann R. Newkirk II
Maine Public Radio- Why is Maine so White? By Willis Ryder Arnold
The US National Parks Service Grapples With Its Racist Origins by Brentin Mock
The Twisted Racial Politics of Going Outside by S.E. Smith
We Didn’t Expect To See You: Racism & Profiling on Katahdin by Juan Michael Porter II
Sierra Club: Racism is Killing the Planet
REI: 5 Ways to Make the Outdoors more Inclusive
PODCASTS
Safe Space Radio - Wabanaki History and Perspectives in Maine
- Part 1 Wabanaki History In Maine
- Part 2 Breaking The Silence
- Part 3 The Work of Healing
- The View From The Shore Part 1
- The View From The Shore Part 2
VIDEOS
ORGANIZATIONS TO CHECK OUT
Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust
Maine Environmental Educators Association
Native American Land Conservancy
MORE RESOURCE PAGES
Maine Environmental Education Association