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Climate destabilization and environmental degradation have put at risk a runnable planet. RPL organizes runners for environmental justice, advocacy, and conservation. We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Ventura, CA, passionate about equitable access to nature; climate, public lands, and green space advocacy; and hands-on conservation work.

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There are two RPL x Patagonia runs this month. .

There are two RPL x Patagonia runs this month.
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In case you missed our newsletter this month, we have two community runs with @patagoniavta and @patagoniacardiff coming up. 👟💚🎙️.
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👟 10/15 at @patagoniavta at 5:30pm, 3-4 miles, led by @wilsondturk and @holly_scala
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👟 10/27 at @patagoniacardiff with @coastal.runclub at 5:30pm, 3-4 miles as well.
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Nothing better than gathering with our community and going for some miles together. If you can’t make either of these runs, keep an eye out for our upcoming ones. 💚💚💚.

What lands are you running with? 👟🧐🎙️.

What lands are you running with? 👟🧐🎙️.
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On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we’re recommitting to learning, sharing, and honoring the lands we run and live with. There are a lot of resources out there to educate yourself and learn from, some of which we’re sharing in our stories, but one tool we use often is native-land.ca (@nativelandnet). The website “is a map and living document informed by the contributions of Indigenous communities, Indigenous knowledge holders and their stories. […] Native Land Digital strives to create and foster conversations about the history of colonialism, Indigenous ways of knowing, and settler-Indigenous relations, through educational resources such as our map and Territory Acknowledgement Guide.” We included a few screenshots of what it looks like to use the tool, which we did for the run in this first slide, which took place just outside of Leadville, Colorado on Ute land. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼.
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We’ll be sharing a few other resources in our stories, but you can also tap the link in our bio to go directly to native-land.ca. 💚💚💚.

Our 2024 Colorado Trail Work Series comes to a clo

Our 2024 Colorado Trail Work Series comes to a close in community. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼.
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First, major gratitude to our partners for this Trail Work Series — @jeffcoopenspace and @trailrunnervolunteers — and all of our sponsors for making these events possible. And endless kudos to every runner who showed up to pitch in and help care for our public lands. This program continues to show the power in people showing up. How much we can do when we come together for however long. One step, and trail work series, at a time. 💚💚💚.
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The pictures here are from the final trail work event and Trail Runner Volunteer potluck to celebrate all the hard work everyone put in this year. We can’t wait to keep growing this program. 👟💚💯.

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close next w

As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close next week, RPL founder @vic_thasiah looks at the lessons we can learn from Latinx environmental perspectives to reimagine environmental conservation. 📝🎙️📬.
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“Mainstream environmentalism has long been associated with middle-to-upper class power elites focused on ‘protecting’ wild places and endangered species while maintaining their environmental privileges and amenities,” writes @vic_thasiah. “This ‘woods, water, and wildlife’ approach—not necessarily concerned about the welfare of working-class and BIPOC communities on the frontlines and fence lines of environmental threats—has limited appeal and potential today, especially amid demographic changes underway in the U.S. It’s time to reimagine conservation as a collective effort that transcends both socioeconomic and racial-ethnic boundaries, combining mainstream environmentalist and environmental justice forces.”
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Swipe to get a glimpse into the article, but tap the link in bio to read in full. 📝💚🎙️.