COMMUNITY IMPACT

POCO is honored to have been awarded the Walk Star Award in 2026!

I'm honored to have been nominated to be one of four finalists for KOIN 6 Remarkable Women of the Year, 2026!

People of Color is honored to have received the 2026 Olmstead Presidential Award, our first national award! https://olmsted.org/blog/2026/07/31/olmsted-network-announces-2026-award-winners/

POCO was honored to be featured on NPR's "Code Switch" episode entitled "Why being Black and outdoorsy is a whole thing"! You will enjoy this inspiring conversation!

Pamela Slaughter and People of Color Outdoors are honored to have been featured in a film produced by the amazing Chad Brown. The film shares three short stories as told from the perspective of BIPOC environmental leaders in Oregon. It is a traveling exhibit that launched in June, 2024 at the Tillamook Forestry Center.

I am so honored to tell you that on April 12, 2025, I was able to stand on the TEDx stage at the University of the Pacific to share a message that is very close to my heart: Children as environmental champions. This talk explored how powerful the leadership of children can be during our time of climate change and environmental crisis. TEDx is all about spreading ideas that inspire, challenge, and transform perspectives.

POCO is highly honored to have been officially profiled on Oregon Public Broadcasting's premier program, Oregon Field Guide, highlighting our regional environmental metrics!

This edition of OPB's Think Out Loud segment featured POCO Founder, Pamela Slaughter! LISTEN: https://pds.cdnstream1.com/p/opb/think-out-loud/local-nonprofit-aims-to-81e548/audio.mp3?aw_0_1st.playerid=opbsite

2024 - POCO is excited and honored to have been one of eight chosen by Adidas to receive nine months of mentoring, financial support, networking and education designed to accelerate our progress in reaching our long term goals! Thank you, Adidas! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adidas_our-adidas-community-lab-has-officially-launched-activity-7135288812779319296-R8Nc/

People of Color Outdoors is proud to have been featured on OPB's Oregon Field Guide in 2024! We're honored to know that our efforts to make the Columbia Slough more inclusive and accessible for everyone!

We're so grateful for the recognition of our efforts! 2023 - Pamela Slaughter is honored to have been featured in the Oregon Historical Society's exhibition video, OHS Birds of The Pacific Coast Exhibition Video!

POCO was honored to be featured by the Oregon Zoo! "There's a peace that comes from, spending time in the environment, and there's a peace that comes from spending time with like minded folks. Spending time with people who might be going through the same issues." -POCO Parent

2022 - THE FIRST ANNUAL JOEY POPE AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE PARKS LEADERSHIP WON BY PAMELA SLAUGHTER, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE OF COLOR OUTDOORS! People of Color Outdoors and Pamela Slaughter were both nominated for the award, which included a prize of $10,000 and a year of technical assistance! Pamela Slaughter was deeply honored to have won the award. Over the years, Pamela and her advisors have evolved POCO from simple meet-ups for people of color to a growing p

POCO was honored to be featured on KPTV Fox Oregon!

POCO was honored to be featured on KGW News! "POCO is family friendly, not just for adults. So we're teaching these littles from a young age, to teens about nature, enjoying nature, the importance of preserving nature, about protecting animals." -POCO Parent