It's past time for environmental groups to reckon with their lack of diversity.That’s the message shared byFred Tutman, founder of the Patuxent Riverkeeper and the country’s only African-American Waterkeeper, "We really are stuck with each other. And we’ve gotta find some way to talk openly and more respectfully to each other about what we know and what we see.” Read more about Fred Tutman and his work:
Fred Tutman sees himself as the voice of the Patuxent, and he says the river has a warning for us
Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman talks race and the environment
Discerning Blades of Grass in Grassroots Movements: A Riverkeeper's Perspective on Environmental Equity and Diversity

It's past time for environmental groups to reckon with their lack of diversity.That&rsquo;s the message shared by <a href="https://fredtutman.com/">Fred Tutman</a>, founder of the <a href="https://paxriverkeeper.org/">Patuxent Riverkeeper</a> and the country&rsquo;s only African-American Waterkeeper, "We really are stuck with each other. And we&rsquo;ve gotta find some way to talk openly and more respectfully to each other about what we know and what we see.&rdquo; Read more about Fred Tutman and his work:
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<li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fred-tutman-sees-himself-as-the-voice-of-the-patuxent-and-he-says-the-river-has-a-warning-for-us/2020/03/17/7ddfca8e-67e6-11ea-9923-57073adce27c_story.html">Fred Tutman sees himself as the voice of the Patuxent, and he says the river has a warning for us</a></li>
<li><a href="https://waterkeeper.org/news/patuxent-riverkeeper-fred-tutman-talks-race-and-the-environment-republished/">Patuxent Riverkeeper Fred Tutman talks race and the environment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/conservation-commons/2020/10/30/grassroots-environmentalism-riverkeeper/">Discerning Blades of Grass in Grassroots Movements: A Riverkeeper's Perspective on Environmental Equity and Diversity</a></li>
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