Stories for Change Initiative | Nature Based Education Consortium

Stories for Change

We seek to address the historic exclusion of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, immigrant, and low-income communities from outdoor and environmental spaces by sharing narratives of young people from these communities.

We will publish a new collaboratively-created story each month, so watch this space!

Interested in being featured in a story? Email us!

Brian J Evans

Oneness, Fear, and Hope

"I feel like that mythology that somehow there is some sort of inherent separation between us and nature– I think it's a false construction."

Nirmala Young

Being Humbled By Nature

"There is nothing like getting to the summit of a mountain, drenched in sweat, looking out at the potential 360 view, and just sitting there and soaking it in."

Winston Antoine Jr.

Family, Food, and Hunting while Black

"You know how they say that food tastes better when you're sharing it, when you're eating it with other people? I think the same thing is true if you are working together to get that food."

Estephanie Martinez Alfonzo

Reciprocal Relationships Outdoors

“I identify as being Nature. And I really deeply feel that in my body.”

Red Fong

Building Home-Spaces Outdoors

"I always think about it: it's someone’s responsibility, if they have privilege and access, to help you gain access to those places as well. "

Maine students explore Cow Island through a school partnership with outdoor adventure nonprofit Rippleffect.

Learn more about the group behind these stories