Legacy on the Land is authored by Audrey and Frank Peterman, experts on America’s publicly-owned lands system. Their book tells how they came to discover the beauty of the National Park system. The book demolishes the common stereotype that people of color are not interested in the environment. The Petermans founded Earthwise Productions in 1994, a full service consulting and publishing company, and have provided services to the Audubon Society, the National Park Service and, the Environmental Protection Agency among others.
After their last child graduated from college the couple began a trip to see America. They also discovered the lack of presence working and enjoying the great outdoors by Hispanic, Asian, African-Americans and Native Americans.
Honors and awards include: The Spirit of Sweet Auburn “Legends, Heroes & Heroines Award,” May, 2010; the Atlanta Tribune’s “Power Couple,” February, 2009; “The Environmental Hero” 2000 Award from Vice President Al Gore and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Award for “Outstanding Citizen Advocacy on Behalf of the National Parks,” 1997; The Everglades Coalition’s “George Barley Leadership Award,” 1997; the Roundtable Associates Outstanding Business Partner Award, 2000 and the Miami Herald’s “40 to Watch for the Millennium.”
Their mission is to encourage recreation, enjoyment, and employment by Americans of all colors within the Great American outdoors.
