In the Media

  • Washington Trails Association Magazine: Partner Voices

    “Building Onramps to Nature’s Benefits”

    Braided Seeds is helping communities of color rest and reconnect to nature. A wilderness first aid course, in partnership with WTA, has been one way to help people in their community feel safer outside.

    Issue: Fall 2022

  • SAL/ON: A Blog of Seattle Arts & Lectures

    “Community Partner Spotlight: Braided Seeds”

    SAL recently worked with Braided Seeds as a community Partner for SAL’s Women You Need to Know Series event with Natalie Baszile, author of Queen Sugar and editor of the We Are Each Other’s Harvest anthology, a hybrid collection of perspectives from Black farmers. If you didn’t get to connect with Braided seeds at the event, Ashleigh shares more about their mission and programming here.

    May 20, 2022

  • South Seattle Emerald: Features

    “Why Don’t We See More People of Color on the Trails of Washington State?” by Caroline Guzman

    Connecting with nature has mental, emotional, and physical benefits. Organizations such as Team Naturaleza, Braided Seeds, Urban Wilderness Project, and Indigenous Women Hike have emerged to educate about the importance of BIPOC inclusion in our environment and about taking BIPOC into the wilderness.

    August 15, 2021

“Sundaes Outside: A Celebration of Black Folks”

Learn the basics of shellfish foraging with Ashleigh, our founder, at Dosewalips State Park in Washington.

This segment was produced by Golden Bricks Events and Washington State Parks.

Barriers to the Outdoors for BIPOC and Potential Solutions

The Bronze Chapter and Braided Seeds share about some of the barriers that communities of color face in their relationship to the outdoors and some of the potential solutions.

What is Environmental Justice? Learn from a panel of folks in the community about the basics of Environmental Justice.

This segment was produced by Rainier Avenue Radio. Panelists include Ashleigh Shoecraft, Executive Director of Braided Seeds, Andrea Godinez, Communications Manager with King County Parks, Director of Windz of Change, Kim Kamara, and Principle Owner of NHuizar Consulting, Nancy Huizar.