February is Black History Month, and The National Park Service and National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) partnered to host a roundtable event on the Power of Parks for Health on February 25, 2021.
The panel discussed present and historical barriers to outdoor access, current opportunities for engagement, as well as strategies to empower health connections to parks and public lands within the Black community.
Panelists included (as pictured):
* Michael L. Chambers II, National Park Service, Chief of Partnerships, Volunteer & Youth Programs, National Capital Parks
* Porsha Dossie, National Park Service, Historian, African American Civil Rights Network
* Nicole Jackson, National Parks Conservation Association, Next Generation Advisory Council Member
* Aby Sene-Harper, Clemson University, Assistant Professor
* Tyrhee Moore, Soul Trak Outdoors, Founder/Executive Director
