Get Out: Nurturing A Bond Between Black People And Nature

Get Out: Nurturing A Bond Between Black People And Nature

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Is nature a white people thing? It can certainly seem so. A 2011 National Park Service survey found that just 7 percent of all park system visitors were black. But there is a growing effort to change that. For more on this topic go to the1a.org. | Want to support 1A? Subscribe to our podcast and give to your local public radio station at donate.npr.org/1A. Email the show at 1a@wamu.org.