EP 38: Recreating in Color: Promoting Ethnic Diversity in Public Lands

Francisco, recently retired from his position as the director of recreation tourism, heritage and wilderness resources for more than 22 million acres of national forests and grasslands and national monuments in the Forest Service’s Southwestern Region. He served at the U.S. Forest service for more than 35 years. Valenzuela helped guide the development of over $500 million in infrastructure at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. It is the largest comprehensively planned investment in recreation infrastructure and services in Forest Service history. Francisco has contributed creating a sustainable relationship between human communities and the rest of the living world around the globe. He is now the Board Chair of PUP Global Heritage Consortium, which works to unite people and organizations dedicated to emerging paradigms in heritage management for a more holistic sustainable and vital future. Show Notes: https://watersavvysolutions.com/recreating-in-color Topics Discussed: Recreation Equity Ecology is White Man's Problem Recognizing our Racist Environmental History Follow Breaking Green Ceilings: Instagram - @Breaking_Green_Ceilings Facebook- @breaking green ceilings Twitter- @sapnamulki Follow Francisco Valenzuela: LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/francisco-valenzuela-01770710 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/francisco.valenzuela.942 Instagram- @franciscovalenzuela2027 Twitter - @franciscov1960