The Stogie-Chomping Daredevil Warrior for Wilderness 100 years on, we could use more Martin Littons By Michael Engelhard May 23, 2017 In this story: climbing, saving wild places
Searching for the Meaning of Wilderness in Utah's Big, Open Desert An excerpt from "Open Midnight: Where Ancestors and Wilderness Meet" By Brooke Williams May 22, 2017 In this story: public lands, saving wild places, wilderness, democracy
What to Expect When You're Expecting an Eclipse An astronomer has prepared for this August’s total solar eclipse since he was 11 By Chris McCarthy May 21, 2017 In this story: astronomy, lifestyle, science
A Book and Nature Lover’s Paradise, Colorado Style This couple is converting an old cattle ranch into a library By Drew Higgins May 20, 2017 In this story: books, travel
Bad Dog A new study examines the wildlife impacts of free-range canines By Rebecca Heisman May 19, 2017 In this story: wilderness, wildlife, science
I Used to Judge Citizen Scientists. Now I Am One. In the Cayman Islands, amateurs play a big role in measuring coral-reef health By Catherine Caruso May 18, 2017 In this story: science, climate change, oceans
Can Virtual Reality Make the Great Outdoors Even Greater? Probably not. But it can give some people access they wouldn’t otherwise have. By Shane Downing May 18, 2017 In this story: technology, wilderness
Tracing the Spine of the Pacific The ‘Alava Trail offers a journey through America’s only paleotropic rainforest By Marc Hess May 17, 2017 In this story: forests
An Ultra Runner Campaigns for Water One Step at a Time Mina Guli ran 40 marathons in 40 days to highlight the global water crisis By Nick Davidson May 17, 2017 In this story: climate change, water, activism
Red Rock Stories: Two Excerpts Three generations of writers speak on behalf of Utah’s public lands By Shonto Begay and Jacqueline Keeler May 17, 2017 In this story: national parks, monuments, books
Rick Perry Thinks *You’re* Stupid The Trump administration is looking to prop up coal and nukes under the guise of “national security” By Paul Rauber May 16, 2017 In this story: dirty energy, nuclear, coal, politics
We Are Traffic Two hours in the life of a human bike lane By Heather Smith May 16, 2017 In this story: biking, activism
Crossing a Great Divide A cyclist reconsiders her views toward public lands By Carolyne Whelan May 15, 2017 In this story: biking, adventure, fracking, public lands
Gear for Adventurous Families These items will make the great outdoors feel as comfortable as home By Leslie Hsu Oh May 14, 2017 In this story: buyers' guide, children, hiking, camping, backpacking
This World Fair Trade Day, Think of the Children Five facts about the ongoing child labor crisis By Miriam Porter May 13, 2017 In this story: children, Industrial Transformation
Researchers Use Environmental DNA to Monitor Marine Ecosystems A single cup of water contains fishy fingerprints By Jason Daley May 13, 2017 In this story: science
Big Coal’s War on West Virginia A Netflix documentary examines a state’s love for the industry that’s killing it By Joanna Nix May 12, 2017 In this story: film, coal, mountaintop-removal mining
Want Better Environmental Policies? Ask a Woman to Run for Office Emily’s List and environmental organizations see more women running as a win-win By Wendy Becktold May 12, 2017 In this story: women, activism, climate change
Rock Climbers Fight for Public Lands on Capitol Hill With 60 percent of climbing areas on public lands, stakes are high By Drew Higgins May 12, 2017 In this story: activism, national parks