https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs Take a moment to think about a place that is special to you and then add yourself to this map. You're welcome to add whose natives lands you are on (https://native-land.ca/) and a short comment about the place you're pinning. If you have a picture that you've taken at this place, consider adding it too (alternatively, you can use Google Images). en-us 2021-08-02 16:12:32 UTC 2026-02-11 06:35:30 UTC hello@padlet.com melykiwi1 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1667137071 Mely's pick: My mother's land is home to the Manteño-Huancavilca native peoples. This place holds so much in my heart, as this is where my ancestors have lived and thrived for many generations. I've been so fortunate to have walked and appreciated the Amazon Rainforest. ]]> 2021-08-02 22:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1667137071 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669102902 I moved out here when I was 19 to finish my undergrad degree, and it opened a whole huge world of adventuring and being outside in large, delightful, and diverse landscapes:) ]]> 2021-08-04 16:45:30 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669102902 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103526 White Rock Lake in Dallas, TX. I walk the edge of this lake (9.2 miles) every Sunday morning and gather my thoughts for the week. It is so peaceful, and I think the content of my Udall  application essays were cultivated here. 

Kickapoo Land]]> 2021-08-04 16:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103526 alexioscollege19 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103561 My internship in high school opened the door to some amazing opportunities including honu (sea turtle) research!]]> 2021-08-04 16:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103561 bretmuter https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103613 Photo By: Trinity, age 12, one of our Parks in Focus participants from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tucson

Tohono O'odham & Pascua Yaqui]]> 2021-08-04 16:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103613 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103874 Recently added signage with Dakota language, and added the name "Cansayapi Park." Traditionally to the Oceti Sakowin, this is part of the area called "Cansayapi" ("Where they paint the trees red").]]> 2021-08-04 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669103874 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669104940 My daughter on the Lumber river that runs through our tribal lands]]> 2021-08-04 16:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669104940 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669105117 This is an old growth forest that my club is in charge of managing, and I didn't even realize it existed until recently, but it was fun to find such a cool place in the middle of campus.
Elizabeth Esser
Cherokee and Muscogee Native Lands]]> 2021-08-04 16:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669105117 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669105761 This is where I went backpacking for the first time! Spending time outside has always inspired my environmental work and I have a lot of fond memories from trips on these trails.  

Hopewell and Adena ]]> 2021-08-04 16:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669105761 https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669106687 Temerity Bauer: This is the Blue Pool in Oregon. It is located on Klamath land ]]> 2021-08-04 16:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/melykiwi1/w51lp4f9092j1gxs/wish/1669106687