While Summer Sleeps, Winter is an Unlikely Friend REI Staff|January 9, 2020 In the second edition of Uncommon Path, we continue our mission to explore the ideas, issues and experiences that shape life outdoors.
Miles From the Ocean, Naval Officers Gain Critical Training in Southeast Wilderness Areas Graham Averill|December 31, 2019 Since 2016, a crew of Naval Academy students has spent part of the summer forging new trails in the wilderness of the Southeastern United States.
Noah Strycker Is on a Mission to Bring Birding to the Masses Brianna Randall|December 20, 2019 North America has lost nearly 3 billion total birds over the past 50 years, according to recent research. One birder hopes to change that, in part, by attracting new recruits to his lifelong profession and pastime.
Trash Transformed: Pattie Gonia’s High-Fashion Dresses Aer Parris|December 11, 2019 How do you make haute couture out of plastic pollution? An environmental advocate and fashion designer on how they used design to draw attention to the world’s plastic problem.
In Our Nature: What do we do about plastics? Aer Parris|November 13, 2019 4 simple ways you can reduce plastic pollution today.
The Opt to Act Plan REI Staff|October 23, 2019 This year, we're asking our members and employees to join the fight for life outdoors. Here are 52 simple weekly challenges for a year of action.
REI’s Opt to Act Commitments REI Staff|October 22, 2019 As we ask our members and employees to join the fight for life outdoors, here’s what we’re committing to in return as part of #OptOutside.
REI CEO Eric Artz: We Must Opt to Act Eric Artz|October 22, 2019 This year, we want to take #OptOutside a step further–both in the ask we’re making of you, our members, and the commitments we’re making ourselves.
How to Host Your Own DIY Cleanup REI Staff|October 21, 2019 Use these tips and tricks to make sure your event goes off without a hitch.
5 Simple Ways to Act on Climate Change Anja Semanco|September 20, 2019 The outdoor community has an opportunity to turn their passions into purpose and become climate champions. Here are five ways you can act on climate change.
These Six Youth Leaders Are the Future of the Climate Movement Morgan Tilton|September 16, 2019 Inspired by issues of social justice and a love of wild spaces, young people are tackling the climate conversation, head-on.
Millions of Athletes Hit the Ocean Every Year. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Seeing. James Gaines|September 16, 2019 In an era of climate change, these surfers, divers and sailors could be the key to helping us understand what's happening to our world’s waterways.
