2020 July/August Sierra Magazine

2020 July/August

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Close-up of a ledge in the Grand Canyon. People are looking over the edge and taking photos.
Feature

In Public Lands Is the Preservation of the Republic

Can America's parks and preserves bring together a divided country?

By Jason Mark

June 24, 2020

Photo illustration shows a blue wi-fi router surrounded by trees and flowers, and birds.
Feature

Wi-Fi in the Wilderness

The National Park Service is racing to expand cellphone service at parks nationwide. Do we really want a connected wild?

By Christopher Ketcham

June 25, 2020

Photo illustration shows a white drone over a forest with a deer and a succulent in the foreground.
Feature

Keeping Drones Out of the Wild

Park officials grapple with unmanned aircraft in natural areas

By Colleen Stinchcombe

June 27, 2020

Illustration shows an iPhone screen, taking a photo of a heart-shaped flowering cactus on a hillside. There's one eye at the top of the screen.
Feature

Welcome to the Great Outdoors' Insta-Sphere

Love it, hate it, or "like" it, social media is reshaping our relationship to public lands

By Katie O'Reilly

June 26, 2020

Dehydrated lemons, snap peas, and tomatoes with light shining through.
Taste Test

DIY: Dry It Yourself

Zero-waste backcountry dining hacks

By Megan Hill

June 30, 2020