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What We Talk About When We Talk About "Climate Refugees"
I live in a state some folks have deemed a climate haven. A rural enclave with adequate renewable resources and available land, the state of Vermont has become an idyllic alternative to places facing rising sea levels, overcrowded cities, uncontained fires, and other harsh realities of climate change.
STORIES TO BE TOLD
2022-03-16 19:50:25 UNEARTHING THE BLACK HISTORY IN AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS Story by S. Ali Illustrations by Aaron Marin O utside the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the sun is making its way through clouds that promise afternoon rain. It's late July, and I'm awaiting Antoine Fletcher, the park's science communicator.
The Middle
By Sahra AliPaintings by Noël Hudson "You have to get in the middle. The natural current will take you down the river." I was told this upon entering the Rio Grande in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. It was June and incredibly hot. My friend, her mom, and I rented floating tubes.
The Marketing Firm Helping Black Adventurers Feel Safe Outdoors
"I was born by the river in a little tent, oh, and just like the river I've been running ever since." The words seem to fill the vastness around us, floating over the crash of Looking Glass Falls just beyond. "It's been a long time, a long time coming, but I know a change gonna come..."
Can We Render the Outdoors Truly Inclusive?
When I arrived on Ohio University's campus as a freshman 12 years ago, the Appalachian mountain range was a visual feast. I was immediately drawn to the trails. But while out, I would only occasionally pass another Black or brown person.
What It Really Means to Be an Ally in the Movement Towards Equality
Here's how to do more than simply show up to the fight against racism. The Friday following George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis, I did a solitary protest on the statehouse lawn in Montpelier, Vermont. It was my last night in Vermont, a state I had called home for over a year.
Expansion on the horizon for Red Barn Brewing
Off the beaten path, on Oneida Road in Danville, a tall man stands in the middle of the road directing drivers to a small, gravel parking lot. Two food trucks, parked nearby, serve burritos and tacos to a lively crowd as music plays from the opening of a large barn.
Happy Letters
Summer in Seward a quiet revelry
I made my way to Anchorage on Cinco de Mayo from New York, with a stop in Ohio to bid my family farewell. At the Chicago airport, I sat next to an Anchorage boy fresh from college with that fratty pretty-boy smile and a timid confidence.
Natchez left lasting, positive impression - Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper
I t was not difficult, as I am generally an amiable traveler, but setting foot in Mississippi by way of the historic Mississippi River was not expected. I had my reservations about Southern culture and its heat.