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It’s Good to Know Your Neighbors
Our family recently moved into a lovely place back in my familiar, and dynamic hometown of Oakland, California. For the previous six years we resided
October 18, 2012
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Outdoor Afro’s #1 Girl Heads to Girl Scout Camp
Today was a special day in the Mapp household, my daughter Arwen and friend Maya began their first day at a week long summer program
June 24, 2012
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National Kids to Parks Day – May 19th!
Join Outdoor Afro in getting excited about the second annual National Kids to Parks Day May 19th, 2012! What a great opportunity to celebrate nature
May 16, 2012
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Outdoor Afro in Atlanta this Week!
Rue Mapp of Outdoor Afro is excited to present in Atlanta this week at Keeping it Wild and at the American Camp Association‘s (ACA) National
February 20, 2012
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Making Mini-Afros Into Nature Superheroes: Pacha’s Pajama’s
Creative Director and Co-Founder of BALANCE Edutainment Aaron Ableman shares information on their inspiring flagship initiative–Pacha’s Pajamas! Let’s turn all the mini-Afros into Nature Superheroes!
February 17, 2012
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Two Environmental Education Narratives from the Bronx
Contributed by Alex Kudryavtsev, a native of Russia and PhD Candidate at Cornell University. Alex conducts a participatory research project in the Bronx and elsewhere on
January 29, 2012
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The Rainy Season Gathering: Connecting People and Land
I had such a thrill yesterday connecting with land loving friends in Berkeley, CA at the Bay Area Open Space Council’s Rainy Season Gathering to
January 20, 2012
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The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day, by author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is a book I loved to read as a child, and in recent years have enjoyed with my
January 2, 2012
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Crunch, Crunch, Crunch: Black Families Sharing a Fall Hike
Contributed by Jennifer Chambers, founder of Hiking Along Science & Hiking for Kids Last Sunday was one of those perfect fall afternoons in DC: Bright
November 13, 2011
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Spotted on Sunday (SOS)
Glad to report my 8 year-old-son Billy had his first surfing experience today, courtesy of my awesome co-worker Manav Thapar. Billy had no fear, and
September 18, 2011
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