斯塔夫顿-多纳尔森还记得小时候母亲带他去绿湖州立公园的情景。 当他长大一些,需要放松和养精蓄锐时,他就会去费耶特维尔公园野炊。 但他从来不知道,这个公园不仅有壮丽的冰川湖泊和广受欢迎的野餐设施,还有徒步旅行、钓鱼和高尔夫球场。

现在,多纳尔森担任纽约州户外活动阶梯项目主任,负责协调各种活动,向来自资源匮乏社区的孩子们介绍纽约公园系统丰富多彩的自然、历史和娱乐设施。 “他说:”许多家庭和儿童缺乏接触的机会。 “他们不知道公园里有什么,甚至不知道公园的存在。公园里有历史遗迹、独特的小径、垂钓、观鸟。可以做的事情太多了”。

森林中的女孩
黑人女孩得不到爱》参加了绿湖的 “户外活动阶梯 “计划。

州立公园地区主任杜安-欧文斯(Duane Owens)说,交通、设备使用和歧视等障碍阻碍了一些人在纽约公园享受自然、娱乐和锻炼。 “欧文斯说:”人们认为我们没有使用公园的装备和知识。 “有些人在公园里感到不安全或不受欢迎”。

为了解决这些不平等问题,社区基金会向自然遗产信托基金提供了一笔社区赠款,用于 CNY 户外活动阶梯的娱乐设备、指导员和外联活动。 提供的项目包括滑雪、钓鱼和露营,为锡拉库扎地区贫困率高、绿地有限的青少年提供户外体验。

四月份,为有色人种年轻女性提供积极和切实机会的非营利组织 “黑人女孩得不到爱 “与 CNY Ladders to the Outdoors 一起进行了为期一天的探索和冒险活动。 多纳尔森与其他自然专家一起,带领这群 30 多名女孩环游绿湖,教她们如何搭建帐篷、安全生火、观鸟和制作烤肉。

我们希望确保有色人种的年轻女孩能够接触到大自然,并有机会探索和体验我们这个星球所能提供的一切,””黑人女孩不懂爱 “组织的创始人伊登-斯特拉坎(Eden Strachan)说。 “看着我们的女孩们在这一天里全情投入,面带微笑,真是令人难以置信”。

在纽约州公园、娱乐和历史保护办公室的非营利合作伙伴自然遗产信托基金的支持下,纽约州户外活动阶梯于 2020 年在纽约州西部启动。 该计划于 2022 年扩展到锡拉丘兹地区。

“欧文斯说:”在锡拉丘兹市,我们有太多的父母、叔叔和阿姨从未在户外活动过。 “露营装备很昂贵。当你去州立公园时,你需要一套不同的衣服。一旦你开始消除其中的一些障碍,问题就在于如何让它变得无障碍”。

CNY Ladders to the Outdoors 组织的活动包括钓鱼、雪鞋健行和观鸟。 夏季,它提供皮划艇课程,并在绿湖和其他地方露营。 我们的赠款支持非营利组织使用桨、皮划艇、救生圈和望远镜等设备。

在詹姆斯维尔克拉克保留地参加钓鱼培训的 10 名儿童中,没有人以前来过州立公园。 年轻的垂钓者们捕捉、清洗并吃掉了这些鱼。 “一个人对工作人员说:”这真是太好了。

CNY 户外活动阶梯计划旨在培养新一代公园游客,让他们享受运动和娱乐对健康的益处。 “欧文斯说:”当你去这些公园时,不管你是谁,都需要调整态度。 “这对心灵有好处如果我们能让孩子和他们的父母走出去,也许他们还会回来。”

截至 4 月,共有 275 名青少年参加了 “通往户外的阶梯 “环境和教育计划。

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