Mainstream environmental groups are increasingly reaching out to diverse audiences, according to this article in Scientific American. The article notes the extensive efforts that Audubon has taken in this regard, building nature centers where these groups have easy access to them. Highlighted in the story is the Audubon Center at Debs Park, built in 2003 in Highland Park, a dense, mostly Spanish-speaking community just northeast of downtown Los Angeles:

"People tell us, 'We thought this beautiful building was a private facility [where] we weren't welcome,'" [said Center Director Jeff Chapman]. To address this misperception, the Debs Park staff has been working closely with day care providers, health clinics and schools—"trusted voices" in the neighborhood.

Pictured above is a child from the community enjoying a nature program at the Audubon Center at Debs Park.