Trails for All

Over the course of the past year, Runners For Public Lands has been working on a project: Trails for All, previously known as the Common Grounds Working Group. This project was created to define what “Trails for All” means to Runners for Public Lands as we acknowledge access can mean many different things to different populations we work with.

The working group for this project is comprised of 16 individuals: 

Vic Thasiah | Founder, Runners for Public Lands

Dr. Khrystyne Wilson | Ph.D., American Indian Studies; J.D., Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy; and Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University

Kathleen Baker | Executive Director, Runners for Public Lands

José Gonzáles | Founder, Latino Outdoors

Kiera Smalls | Executive Director, Running Industry Diversity Coalition

Laura Ochoa | Director of Concurrent Enrollment, Colorado Mountain College

Dani Reyes-Acosta | Storyteller and Creative Strategist

Faith Briggs | Filmmaker, Outdoor Advocate

Zach Friedley | Professional Athlete, Founder, Born to Adapt

Andy Pattison | Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of Environmental Studies Program, Colgate University

Sara Aranda | Creative Writer, Athlete, Coach.

Jordan Marie Whetstone | Executive Director and Founder, Rising Hearts; Film Director and Producer

Zoë Rom | Journalist and Writer

Tia Bodington | RPL Board Vice President, Race Director Miwok 100k (ret.) 

Shady Hakim | Director of Operations, Los Padres ForestWatch

Sergio Avila | Runner; Recovering Conservationist; Sierra Club Outings Program Coordinator

Working group pictured from left to right, top to bottom: