Serving our Community

  • Isle Royale For All

    In May 2026, founder Brandan Freeman joined a group of BIPOC outdoor enthusiasts on an expedition to Isle Royale National Park.

    Learn more about this project

  • The Outdoors Is Not Real

    Founder Brandan Freeman presents during the 2025 MParks Conference and Trade Show on how the outdoors as a system was created to exclude BIPOC and how we can change it.

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  • Michigan Public's Stateside Podcast: Making the Outdoors More Inclusive

    Learn more about the community's origins

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  • Our Name Has Changed: Washtenaw Bird and Nature Alliance

    Shades of the Outdoors community members consulted with the local bird organization to create a more inclusive name

    Read the press release

  • Diversity in the Outdoors Speaker Series

    In collaboration with the Ann Arbor Public Library and Natural Area Preservation, community members delivered a presentation on outdoor diversity

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