Emergency Pod! Tim Tollefson joins the podcast to talk about an issue urgently affecting the trail community: the budget cuts in the US Forest Service, which would greatly limit the provision of trail maintenance services, ecological protection, carbon emissions monitoring and even permit approvals. 

Thanks to Zoë Rom for shedding light on the issue and Runners for Public Lands for activating the running community on this. See the links below for more information and to take action. 

Ultrasignup Article 
Outdoor Alliance Congress Letter Template

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trail running, environmental activism, budget cuts, public lands, outdoor recreation, advocacy, community involvement, climate change

Dakota Jones is an ultrarunner, climate activist and co-founder and Executive Director of Footprints Running. We talk about his journey through finding his place in climate action and activism, his imperfect advocacy and the learnings from Footprints as a climate action incubator.

Topics Discussed:

• Dakota's running and advocacy background

• Personal behavior change (and what we can and can't control)
• Founding Footprints Running
• Last year's Footprints camp - mistakes & learnings
• Centering communities in climate action
• Exploring the degrowth movement

• Taking action: education and conversations

Links:

Dakota’s Instagram 

Footprints Instagram

Protect Our Winters

Dakota’s Writing on the Cargo Ship

More of Dakota’s Writing

Craftsbury Outdoor Center 

Jason Hickel’s Books - The Divide & Less is More

Climate Shadow

Katherine Hayhoe’s book Saving Us

Atmos Bank

Degrowth Movement 

Kristof's Public Health Reframing

trail running, climate advocacy, climate change, behavior changes, biking, running camps, privilege, accessibility, challenges, mistakes, centering communities, reparations, climate justice, inclusive, intentional, marginalized groups, decision-making, systemic issues, individual actions, education, conversations, global finance, degrowth

Welcome to Where The Climate Things Are - building an inclusive climate movement in the outdoor community. There is so much incredible work and experience in all corners of our world of outdoor enthusiasts, and if I’ve learned one thing in my time studying and working on environmental issues, it’s that sharing positive, solutions-oriented stories and personal experiences is often the biggest unlock to encouraging broader environmental action. We don’t do doomsday, guilt or shame here -- we uplift solutions-oriented work, talk about existing issues and challenges, and discuss where we need to go, together.