[pct-l] Why do minorities stay away from state and national parks? | wfaa.com

[marmot marmot]

Maybe this can be a start for some people who haven’t researched the subject. My first degree was in History. I do understand how what people know is informed by who wrote the history books. There is a reason why what actually happened is watered down, forgotten. I hope that we all stay open and inquisitive. 
I have no intention of making anyone feeling under educated on the subject. I have found that you have to chose to dig and research. 
People have full lives. I think they run out of energy for something that they don’t believe impacts them. 
I am a woman from the northern euro group that has benefited from what happened in this country. I’m not the person to whom one should listen. Those voices are out there. Just follow the string from article to article book to book. Just as I saw, in my profession, the workplace change as all of us learned I hope the trail changes. 

https://www.wfaa.com/article/tech/science/environment/why-are-so-few-minorities-visiting-our-parks/287-adc460d5-f42c-4521-883c-8bdf88cc2e59

By the way, there is a long history of trail maintenance by ALDHAWEST members. We ( the membership) voted in the current board based on their statements of why they wanted to serve and their skills. I  certainly happy with the results. 
I am so concerned about fire vehicle access to fire burn areas. Does anyone have an idea who to write to to impact this problem especially in the area that we just found out about. Also if you are out there hiking now….say something if you see thruhikers making fires. It’s scary and it might not work,but it might. In the past lots of us certainly have done that. I know I have said this before but with  a group of other hikers we sent in rangers to stop fire makers. We described them and told the rangers where they were. 
Marmot




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