How To Make Your Next Road Trip Greener Nick Davidson|July 10, 2019 From properly inflating your tires to swapping hotels for campsites, there are plenty of ways to reduce the environmental impact of your next road trip.
The Trust for Public Land: How to Solve the Problem of Park Access Diane Regas|July 8, 2019 Diane Regas, president and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, weighs in on the disparity of park access nationwide and what can be done to adress it.
Her Name is Grace Megan Michelson|July 1, 2019 Western States Endurance Run has adopted a new policy for runners who are transgender. They created it in part to welcome one runner in particular: Her name is Grace Fisher.
State Offices Are Changing the Conversation Around Outdoor Recreation Matt Wastradowski|June 14, 2019 There are now 13 state offices aimed at improving access to wild spaces, encouraging conservation, bolstering the recreation economy and more. Here's a look at three of the newest state offices of outdoor recreation.
This Year’s Wildfire Season Could Look Similar to 2018, Officials Say Mike Faulk|June 14, 2019 58,000 wildfires burned more than 8.7 million acres on federal, state, tribal and private land in 2018. Testifying before Congress on Thursday, officials said 2019 could look very similar.
10 Places to Hike for National Trails Day Matt Wastradowski|May 27, 2019 This National Trails Day, find a local trail to hike. Even better? We've picked 10 trails that each have seen recent volunteer trail work.
This Initiative Is Helping to Offset Overuse on Colorado’s Highest Peaks Betsy Welch|May 24, 2019 According to the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, approximately 334,000 people hike to the top of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks each year. This is the story of how one initiative is using letter grades to help protect and conserve the summit routes.
REI Member Meeting 2019: Eric Artz Named New Co-op CEO REI Staff|May 6, 2019 REI leaders discussed the co-op's impact, the inspiration for the growth ahead and why fighting for life outdoors is more important than ever.
Why I Visited All 419 National Park Sites in the U.S. Mikah Meyer|April 29, 2019 On the 11th anniversary of his father's passing from cancer, the author made it his mission to visit all 400+ units of the U.S. National Park System, attempting to become the sole person to do so in a single journey. Here's what happened along the way.
What The North Face’s Earth Day Petition Tells Us About Brands Taking a Stand Greg Dyer|April 22, 2019 The North Face wants Earth Day to become a national holiday. It's the latest example of how the relationship between businesses and consumers is changing.
Trevor Kennison: The Skier Everyone is Talking About Megan Michelson|April 17, 2019 He was paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in 2014. That didn’t stop him from checking off his dream of skiing Jackson Hole’s legendary Corbet’s Couloir this winter.
Bike drive changes hundreds of lives in Connecticut Suzanne O’Brien|April 16, 2019 What do you do when customers continue to ask if they can drop off bikes to donate? If you’re the teams at the REI stores in Norwalk, Milfor...
