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The importance of increasing representation in the outdoors cannot be overstated. A shift in the narrative is needed—and long overdue. The following nine titles offer a range of examples of BIPOC writers, poets, scholars, and scientists doing just that. Though be forewarned, most of these titles are not "adventure" books per se, but that's on purpose.
These titles explore deep, personal, innate connections to and protection of the natural world that moves beyond the usual perspective of the traditional climber-trash-river-rat white dude writer. Listen to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color's voices. We've got lots to say, especially when it comes to our relationship to the great outdoors.