Easy Is a Feeling Fiona Lowenstein|December 20, 2022 Living with new chronic health issues taught runner Fiona Lowenstein to respect easy-effort running as a way to embrace the activity.
7 New Year’s Resolutions for Runners Lily Krass Ritter|December 15, 2022 It’s a new year and a new running season. What’s on your agenda for 2023?
Remembering Dave Chantler Christopher Solomon|December 13, 2022 Dave Chantler, the longtime REI buyer and visionary, dies at 84. He was an early advocate of cross-country ski trails in Washington and founded Novara bikes, but best known for his generosity and mentorship.
Camping In the Desert? Don’t Bust the Crust. Ula Chrobak|December 4, 2022 What to know about the essential yet fragile soil ecosystems called “biocrusts,” and how to protect them.
Everything to Know about Machine-Made Snow (Just Don’t Call It Fake) Elissa Garay|November 22, 2022 As global temperatures rise and less snow falls annually, the winter sports season shortens. It's bad news for snowboarders, skiers and resorts alike, but is snowmaking the answer?
It’s Time to Permanently Protect the Boundary Waters Jacqueline Kehoe|November 16, 2022 More than 1,175 lakes comprise the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where countless generations have fished, canoe camped, hiked and chased waterfalls. Now, this national treasure needs our help to receive permanent federal protection.
Outdoor Op Ed: What Is Environmental Racism, and What Can We Do about It? Mike Brown|November 9, 2022 Mike Brown explores both the personal and historical impact of environmental racism, along with a call to action and ideas of what the outdoor community can do to address the inequality that still exists today.
Pass It On Zack Harold|November 2, 2022 A new program is helping family landowners keep forests healthy, protect biodiversity and care for natural spaces to recreate.
Nature as a Healer: Excerpt from Rue Mapp’s ‘Nature Swagger’ Rue Mapp|October 21, 2022 'Nature Swagger,' a collection of stories and photos from Outdoor Afro founder and CEO Rue Mapp, celebrates Black joy in the outdoors.
Introducing: Evelynn Escobar and Hike Clerb REI Staff|October 17, 2022 This intersectional women's outdoors group aims to get more Black, Indigenous and women of color outside to enjoy, reconnect with and find healing in nature.
La Nueva Frontera: Latino Organizations Are Bridging the Nature Gap Michelle Threadgould|October 11, 2022 Grassroots, Latino-led organizations are expanding the stories we tell about Latinos in conservation and how Latinos in the U.S. experience the outdoors.
Introducing: Reciprocity Project Season 1 Reciprocity Project|October 10, 2022 The films in the Reciprocity Project series share a diversity of Indigenous community, knowledge and culture in order to inspire action to heal the planet.
