I’m Taylor Crenshaw, founder of Peace in the Wild. And Peace in the Wild is a movement that reconnects Black people to nature.

I grew up in nature.

In my grandmother’s garden, outside ‘til the street lights came on, at an environmental school and in science programs, at summer camp.

And at camp, I was often the only Black girl.

I learned early what it feels like to be present in a space, but not reflected in it. To love something, but rarely see yourself belonging to it. That experience always stuck with me.

Peace in the Wild was born from that tension. Not as a business idea. But as a resistance. A resistance to accept that Black people are visitors in nature instead of inheritors of it.

Nature is a birthright.

But generations of exclusion, environmental racism, and unequal access have made the outdoors feel like an out of reach luxury for too many. But we’re changing that.

Through Peace in the Wild, I create space for Black people to reclaim their relationship with nature through recreation, education, stewardship, and community.

Not as activities, but as a return.

• A return to the outdoors

• A return to curiousity and exploration

• A return to ourselves

• A return to belonging in spaces we have always been part of

This work shows up in many forms. Group outdoor experiences. Hikes, paddles, and camping trips. Education that builds confidence outside. Stewardship that gives back to the land. And a community that stays connected beyond the trail.

But at its core, it is simple:

Black people belong in nature.

I show up in this work not just as a founder, but as a witness.

To remind people what they already are:
part of the natural world, not separate from it.

Peace in the Wild is not about creating access to nature, it’s about restoring relationship to it.

Nature is not a place we go. It’s a part of who we are and what we return to.