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Trust for Public Land Equity and Belonging Director Ronda Lee Chapman invites you to listen in on thought-provoking conversations that explore our human connection with the natural environment—and how those connections influence culture, the arts, joy, and healing, all while building resilient and vibrant communities. People. Nature. Big Ideas. is produced in collaboration with Pretty Good Productions.
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Episode 12 - Announcing TPL’s Incoming President and CEO!
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In a special episode of PNBI, Ronda Lee Chapman chats with Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, TPL’s incoming President and CEO, who will take the reins on October 1. Carrie is wrapping up her 11-year tenure as President and CEO of Colorado Mountain College, where she championed efforts to close the education equity gap and significantly expanded the colle…
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Episode 11 - Intersectional Environmentalism with Pattie Gonia
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Pack your six-inch heels, because it’s Pride month on People. Nature. Big Ideas! Ronda is joined by Pattie Gonia, a critically acclaimed drag queen, environmentalist, and advocate for inclusivity and diversity in the outdoors. The two discuss making music videos with Yo Yo Ma, climbing mountains with six-inch heels, what it was like to grow up gay …
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Episode 10 - ParkScore & A Bridge to Elevate Communities
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It’s ParkScore day! Ronda discusses her impressions of this year's ParkScore release, and then is joined by Scott Kratz, Building Bridges Across the River Senior Vice President & 11th Street Bridge Park Director, to discuss the 11th Street Bridge Park—DC’s first elevated park—a repurposed freeway that is quickly becoming a bridge between two very d…
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Episode 9 - Outdoors for All, Part 3 - Day on the Hill
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Introducing PNBI’s Three-Part Series on the “Outdoors for All Act” In the first two episodes, Ronda talked with community partners who share what outdoors means to them, their community, and their culture. They explored how investing in the outdoors is ultimately an investment in people and collective wellbeing, physically, emotionally, socially, i…
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Episode 8 - Outdoors for All, Part 2 - Tribal Land Return + Conservation
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In the first two episodes, host Ronda Chapman talks with community leaders and TPL partners who share what outdoors means to them, their community, and their culture. They’ll explore how investing in the outdoors is ultimately an investment in people and collective wellbeing, physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually. And in April, for the …
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Episode 7 - Outdoors for All, Part 1 - Community Impact in Cleveland
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In the first two episodes, Ronda talks with community partners who share what outdoors means to them, their community, and their culture. They’ll explore how investing in the outdoors is ultimately an investment in people and collective wellbeing, physically, emotionally, socially, intellectually. And in April, for the third episode, Ronda will joi…
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Episode Six - A Walk in the Woods with Ronda In late January, PNBI host Ronda Lee Chapman was feeling a little stuck on how the podcast should cover Black History Month. Stuck in her feelings. Stuck in her thinking. So what better way for Ronda to think, reflect, and get unstuck, than to get out into nature and take a walk in the woods. In this ref…
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Episode 5 - Land, Power, and Self-Determination with Naomi Davis and Anton Seals Jr.
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“The land loss that Black Chicago has experienced in the last decade—it stops here,” says Naomi Davis, founder of Blacks in Green. Today on PNBI, we’re talking about Self-Determination and the challenges around how communities and individuals are able to shape their economic, cultural, and social futures. To dig into this important topic, we’re joi…
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Episode 4 - Outdoor Access and Disabilities with Alysa Morley
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In this deeply moving episode of 'People, Nature, Big Ideas,' we're joined by Alysa Morley. While advocacy might not be her job title, her journey and the synergy with TPL's mission have profound implications for those seeking access and representation in the great outdoors. As part of the marketing team at Trust for Public Land (TPL), Alysa has wi…
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Episode 3 - “We Are the Big Ideas!” with Jeresneyka Rose and Chris Urias
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More and more, people of color are being recognized for the variety of ways they step forward to engage with their communities. Whether it’s to help design and build community parks as we’ll discuss in this episode—or, as in our first episode with Tykee James, to apply outdoor activities such as birding as ways to build connections between civil ri…
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Episode 2 - Discovery and Love with Mickey Fearn
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In this second installment of the new TPL podcast, host Ronda Lee Chapman talks with parks, recreation, and conservation professional Mickey Fearn about the interplay of nature and community, being the “weird” kids who sought the sanctuary of the woods and wetlands, the role of Black neighborhoods and their proximity to nature, and how racism and p…
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In this, our first episode, host Ronda Lee Chapman talks with Tykee James, government affairs coordinator at the National Audubon Society. The two discuss the joys of birding and how Tykee came to cofound Black Birders Week. They also explore the topics of activism and coalition-building in the “Freedom Birders” movement, the sticky roots of conser…
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This podcast is designed to be a rich forum for conversation on how we move forward—towards a more inclusive and representative outdoor community—together. How are we going to rethink conservation? How do we encourage investments and engagement in nature for our communities? My hope is that this podcast can also be a vehicle to raise community voic…
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