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Center for Diversity & the Environment
Description: The Center site provides research about the importance of and strategies for diversifying the environmental movement. It also profiles organizations and leaders working in this area.
Conducting Public Forums and Listening Sessions
Source: The Community Tool Box
Description: This site provides detailed tips for conducting and organizing public forums including materials and sample questions.
Diversity Developments: Representative Diversification Activities in the Conservation Field
Source: Environmental Careers Organization
Description: This report represents the findings and recommendations following ECO’s research on nearly 400 conservation organizations’ diversification activities.
Diversity in Outdoor/Environmental Education Resources
Source: Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Description: List of many resources for further information about diversity in Environmental Education including articles, studies, and links to other resource centers.
Environmental Education and Training Partnership
Description: This site lists activities, resources, and conferences for reaching diverse audiences in Environmental Education.
North American Association for Environmental Education – Cultural Diversity
Description: Resources for helping Environmental Education programs be more inclusive. Installments focus on specific topics in cultural competency. The site provides assessment tools, articles, vignettes, mini-lessons, success stories, a glossary, and an annotated bibliography.
Steps to Becoming Culturally Competent Communicators
Source: Human Nature, Vol. 6 - No.2, October 2001 through the Barr Foundation website
Description: This is a short introduction to cultural competence as it relates to environmental education. The back page includes a list of additional resources about cultural competence.
Understanding Cultural Competency in Experiential Environmental Education Programs
Source: Barr Foundation
Description: This report discusses the cultural competency assessments conducted at three Boston environmental education programs. The report includes strategies for increasing diversity in the field, detailed cultural competency metrics, and recommendations improving cultural competency at the individual, interpersonal, program, and organizational levels.
Serving Culturally Diverse Visitors to the Forests of California: A Resource Guide Description: The national forests of California are experiencing an increase in new visitors yet, in some areas, a continued lack of ethnic diversity persists. In addition, changing demographics has led to a need for keeping up with trends while also being aware of constraints to visitor use. Knowing how to serve culturally diverse visitors in ways that are innovative and inclusive entails broadening the base of support. This resource guide was compiled from comprehensive research reports, statewide program and services documents, outreach and civic engagement plans, and Internet searches of other applicable resources. Numerous materials are provided, best practices are noted, and tips on practical application ("tips worth trying") are offered. Highlights of research findings are included, along with strategies and possible management options relating to communication, services, and facilities, developing partnerships, and ideas for community engagement and outreach. Read more: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/33055 While California is the focal point, this Guide has information and ideas with utility across the country and across agencies/organizations. Information included has great models/suggestions for use just about anywhere. Source: General Technical Report, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station.