It’s only natural Jacqueline L. Scott would be out there removing barriers

Written By Peter Allan

By Patricia Lane

These in-their-own-words pieces are told to Patricia Lane and co-edited with input from the interviewee for the purpose of brevity. In honour of Black History Month, today we highlight the climate justice work of Jacqueline L. Scott.

Jacqueline L. Scott is bringing the great Canadian outdoors to Black people.

Her University of Toronto PhD thesis explores barriers Blacks experience to being in nature and her public work focuses on removing them.

Tell us about your projects.

I advise outdoor educators, host “Race and Space” nature walks and write for media like the CBC, The Conversation, Canada’s National Observer, and the Greenbelt Foundation. I host a blog called Black Outdoors, tend a garden and am a leader in hiking and cycling clubs. My academic work contributes to scholarly inquiry about how race shapes who gets to enjoy our Canadian outdoors.

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