Shelton Johnson has been a park ranger with Yosemite National Park for over 20 years. He's truly a living legend, he grew up in Detroit but perhaps family visits to nature influenced him to be the person he is today.

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This award will be given to a leader that is engaged in removing barriers to the outdoors; educating and making the natural world accessible for underserved groups and communities.

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"And I can't not think of the other kids, just like me – in Detroit, Oakland, Watts, Anacostia – today. How do I get them here? How do I let them know about the buffalo soldier history, to let them know that we, too, have a place here?" - Shelton Johnson

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We're not your ordinary environmental group. Shelton says about Saved By Nature, "I consider it a unique recognition of the work (connecting communities of color to national parks) that I have done over the years."

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Thank you, Shelton, for seeing us and the important work we are doing and for your outstanding contributions to environmental justice.

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Read more about Shelton here:
http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/people/nps/johnson/