A Desert Guardian Reflects on a Lifetime of Activism By Wendy Becktold June 9, 2016 Forty-five years ago, Joan Taylor dropped out of college, moved to the California desert, and became an activist. She's been fighting ever since. In this story: national parks, activism, saving wild places
The Native American Alliance to Protect the Grand Canyon By Tom Valtin June 9, 2016 Southwest tribes put aside their differences to save common sacred ground In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, kayaking, activism, saving wild places
Betty Reid Soskin Is Richmond's "Resident Rosie" By Catherine Schuknecht June 9, 2016 America's oldest park ranger reminds visitors of our country's complicated past In this story: activism, national parks
Places Worth Preserving By George Wuerthner June 8, 2016 In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, saving wild places, activism
In Conversation With Helen Macdonald By Jason Mark June 8, 2016 The author of H Is for Hawk discusses the craft of nature writing during a hike through the California redwoods In this story: books, birds, lifestyle
Wasteland Wildlife By Aliyah Kovner June 8, 2016 In this story: wilderness, wildlife, nuclear, wolves
A Phenomenal Search for Wonder By Leigh Ann Henion June 8, 2016 In this story: books, adventure, travel
Is Better Transportation the Ticket to Diversifying Our National Parks? By Melanie Haiken June 8, 2016 On the most basic level, simply getting to national parks is a major problem for communities of color In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, transportation, public transit
Happy Birthday, National Parks June 7, 2016 In this story: America's National Parks, books, photography
What will climate change do to America's first national park? By Jake Abrahamson June 7, 2016 One day parts of Yellowstone may look like Las Vegas In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, science, climate change
5 Activists Who Are Saving Our Oceans By Meiling Bedard June 7, 2016 In this story: oceans, activism, marine ecosystems
A Veteran of the Iraq War Finds Healing, and a New Sense of Purpose, among America's Wildlands By Garett Reppenhagen June 7, 2016 Garett Reppenhagen of the Vet Voice Foundation talks about America the beautiful In this story: America's National Parks, veterans, military outdoors, saving wild places
Environmental news ICYMI By Paul Rauber June 6, 2016 All the environmental news you missed in the past two months In this story: climate change, politics, drilling, wolves, endangered species
Bold and Female By Avital Andrews June 6, 2016 The girl in your life might start reading this book in her bedroom, but don't be surprised if she finishes it atop a mountain In this story: books, lifestyle, adventure
A People’s History of the Sierra Nevada By Daniel Duane June 6, 2016 Can we celebrate our parks and wilderness areas and still keep in mind the horrors that sometimes happened there? In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, hiking
High tech wildlife management By Eliza Strickland June 6, 2016 Gizmos and gadgets to help wildlife coexist with their human neighbors In this story: technology, wildlife
Not Everyone out to Steal Public Land Wears Camo By Dashka Slater June 6, 2016 Inside the nationwide movement to privatize federal land holdings In this story: legislation, saving wild places, politics
Hiking Through the California Redwoods With British Author and Naturalist Helen Macdonald By Jason Mark June 6, 2016 A short profile of Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for Hawk In this story: birds, books, lifestyle
Dale Dualan, Sustainability Geek in a Smokey Bear Hat June 6, 2016 Meet the guy who's turning Point Reyes National Seashore 100 percent green In this story: national parks, clean energy, activism, ready for 100