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50 Ecology L.Q. 1 (2023)

handle is hein.journals/eclawq50 and id is 1 raw text is: Racism in the Water: Access for All in Outdoor Recreation Sarah Ruth Martinez* I wanted to sit outside and listen to the roar of the ocean, but I was afraid. I wanted to walk through the redwoods, but I was afraid. I wanted to glide in a kayak and feel the cool water splash in my face, but I was afraid. - Evelyn White, Black Women and the Wilderness.1 Racism is rampant, especially in outdoor recreational spaces. Discrimination and exclusivity have kept predominantly Black and People of Color out of blue spaces, leaving only the privileged to enjoy them. This Article chronicles the long history of the exclusion of People of Color from blue spaces. With the realization that historical racism may have impacted Black communities and People of Color, social scientists conducted studies to determine just how deep the impacts ran. Studies demonstrated several barriers to accessing or enjoying blue spaces. Deep-rooted racism was shown to have created a socially exclusive environment where Black and People of Color are often berated and unwelcome in blue spaces. Racist land-use and housing policies force Black and People of Color into areas friendly to industrial uses, resulting in widespread environmental justice issues and being far away from blue spaces. Living far away from blue spaces makes it difficult for Black and People of Color to physically access blue spaces, as parking and transportation to these areas are often lacking. A combination of all these barriers results in a striking lack of racial diversity in blue spaces. Thankfully, a couple of existing tools could prove helpful in the fight to achieve more equitable access to blue space. This Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/Z38VM42Z54 Copyright © 2023 Regents of the University of California. . Sarah Martinez was the Sea Grant UW Water Science-Policy Fellow, Water Policy Specialist in the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's School for Freshwater Science from 2021 to 2022. She received her J.D. from the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2021. She thanks Sherif Halaweish, J.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison anticipated 2023, for his research assistance and thoughts on this project. She also thanks Misbah Husain, her colleague and friend, for his time talking through ideas for the direction of this Article. Finally, she thanks her mentor, Melissa Scanlan, for her invaluable insights and continued support as this Article took shape. 1. Evelyn C. White, Black Women and the Wilderness, in THE BLACK WOMEN'S HEALTH BOOK: SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES 1063 (Evelyn C. White ed., 1990). 1

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