How to Ride Your Bike Like a Kid Again Graham Averill|July 30, 2020 Forget Strava segments and racing friends. If you want to get better at mountain biking, ride your bike like an 11-year-old.
This Badlands Race Isn’t Canceled Brent Rose|July 30, 2020 Thanks to volunteers, new safeguards and a tractor named Wall-E, the legendary Maah Daah Hey 100 mountain bike race presses on.
How COVID-19 Could Impact Our Outdoor Habits Amanda Loudin|July 28, 2020 Between morning walks and afternoon bike rides, many folks are developing new outdoor habits. Here's what research tells us about whether they could stick.
Eric Artz: Supporting the Great American Outdoors Act Eric Artz|July 21, 2020 REI Co-op President and CEO Eric Artz says it's critical that we unite again around the value of our great outdoors and pass this important bill.
Op-Ed: Reflections on Stonewall Rising – LGBTQ March for Black Lives Stephanie Merlo|July 7, 2020 Stephanie Merlo, Minority Veterans of America chapter leader, helped organize a recent LBGTQ+ march for Black lives and shares her reflections.
Roundtable Discussion: Parenting and Dismantling Racial Injustices REI Staff|June 29, 2020 In this hour-long video discussion, panelists—led by Black Girls RUN! CEO , Jay Ell Alexander—share how they talk about racism with their kids, ways they continually educate themselves as parents and how they create a diverse environment for their children.
REI CEO Eric Artz Hosts Outdoor Recreation Discussion with Senators Heinrich and Gardner REI Staff|June 24, 2020 The virtual fireside chat focused on bipartisan support for recreation infrastructure and maintenance backlogs, including a nearly $20 billion legislative package recently passed by the Senate.
This Is Not a Drill Mary Anne Potts|June 22, 2020 Lonnie Thompson, a renowned paleoclimatologist, is racing against time and his health to unlock the secrets of our past in the world’s melting glaciers.
Landmark Bill Will Allocate Billions to Public Lands, Help States Address Park Inequity Sarah Grothjan|June 19, 2020 A win for conservation, the Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, which will dedicate billions of dollars to public lands.
How to Support Organizations Working Toward a More Inclusive Outdoor Community REI Staff|June 16, 2020 We are challenging ourselves and co-op members to do more: Listen, learn, reflect, speak up and act against racial injustice in the larger society as well as in the outdoors.
REI Statement on Violence Against the Black Community REI Staff|May 31, 2020 For us to see the change we want in the world outside, we must start inside.
