Letter from the Editor

As I found myself getting ready to close the chapter of college life soon, I knew I wanted to do something with my senior project that would mean a lot to me. I’ve been privileged enough to have grown up exploring the beauty of the outdoors, escaping to luscious green-filled spaces whenever I was overwhelmed and growing a deep appreciation for the Earth. Partway through college, I had this realization that protecting the environment and communicating environmental conservation and climate change to others was something I could see myself doing forever. I shifted my career aspirations and sought inspiration and learning wherever I could to start this new journey of calling myself an environmental advocate.

I’ve since learned that I can’t speak about protecting the planet without first acknowledging how some people aren’t experiencing Earth or climate change the way I am. I’ve also realized that in the movement of environmentalism or even in outdoor recreation, I don’t see many people that look like me.

That’s when I decided to conduct research on these ideas so I could better communicate them to others, why they matter, and where we go from here.

I hope this zine and its little infographics leave you thinking about new ways you can aid in helping our beautiful planet and the people in it.

- Isa Siamundo

photo by Pieter Benjamin all photos and artwork otherswise taken and designed by Isa Siamundo