Join us this Earth Day, Friday, April 22, at noon (PDT) / 3:00 p.m. (EDT) for a conversation about good times in nature and what inclusiveness in outdoor spaces really means. Learn about our impressive panel’s journeys pursuing a mix of outdoor passions and hear lessons from the challenges they’ve faced along the way, and get motivated by tales of how their passions inspired them to start movements of their own.
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Nick Offerman is an actor, author, and woodworker, best known as the characters Ron Swanson on NBC’s Parks & Recreation; Forest in Devs, the FX limited series from writer-director Alex Garland; Karl Weathers in the FX series Fargo; and cohost and executive producer of NBC’s Making It. Offerman has written five New York Times best-selling books, including his latest, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside (Penguin Random House, 2021), and publishes the Substack newsletter Donkey Thoughts. In his spare time, he can be found at his woodshop in Los Angeles building handcrafted items from wood, ranging from spoons and canoes to ukuleles. |
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Tykee James is a passionate birder who aims to make the outdoors more inclusive at every chance. A co-organizer of the first #BlackBirdersWeek, he is also cofounder of Amplify the Future and hosts the podcasts On Word for Wildlife and Brothers in Birding. His day job involves birding too (naturally!): he works to build and empower bird-friendly communities as president of the D.C. Audubon Society
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Danielle Williams, founder of Melanin Base Camp and Diversify Outdoors, is a skydiver, hiker, and disabled military veteran. Melanin Base Camp is a popular diversity blog that amplifies the presence of Black, Indigenous and people of color in outdoor spaces. Diversify Outdoors is a coalition compromised of digital entrepreneurs, affinity groups and allies, and a vibrant online community that shares the goal of promoting diversity in outdoor spaces. The hashtag #DiversifyOutdoors has been used over 124,000 times across digital media.
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This conversation will be moderated by Trust for Public Land Equity Director Ronda Lee Chapman, who describes herself as a “radical love enthusiast.” You can tell this one’s gonna be fun!
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When: Friday, April 22 (Earth Day) at noon (PDT) / 3:00 p.m. (EDT)
Space is limited so I hope you’ll register today!
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—Diane Regas
CEO and President
Trust for Public Land
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