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REI Co-op celebrates the passage of the EXPLORE Act

REI Co-op applauds the passage of the bipartisan Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act, one of the most consequential outdoor policies since 1963.

Dec 19, 2024

REI Co-op Urges Washington Voters to Reject Ballot Initiative 2117

As a co-op, we often ask our members, employees and broader community to support policies that enable everyone to enjoy time outside. In recent years, we’ve collectively supported the protection of 246 million acres of U.S. lands and waters; $45 million in federal funding for safe trails to bike…

Oct 15, 2024

Supporting Our Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene

We’re thankful all our employees are safe and accounted for in the wake of Hurricane Helene. REI is taking action to support our impacted employees and their communities by supporting a multitude of relief organizations in the region, including:

Oct 4, 2024

REI Co-op promotes Guillaume Ledieu to senior vice president, chief technology officer

Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op announced that Guillaume Ledieu will be the co-op’s next chief technology officer, effective immediately.

Jul 10, 2024

REI welcomes two co-op members to board of directors

Specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op today announced that co-op members Patricia Lopez and Doug Mack have joined the company’s board of directors following their election in May.

Jun 25, 2024

REI Co-op celebrates the expansion of National Monuments

SEATTLE - REI Co-op celebrates the expansion of both the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. We applaud the leadership of Tribal Nations and local communities who fought to protect these treasured public lands. With the official expansion of…

May 2, 2024

REI celebrates new public lands rule elevating conservation and recreation

SEATTLE - REI applauds the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for finalizing its Public Lands Rule designed to ensure healthy landscapes across the 245 million acres under its management.

Apr 18, 2024

A rocky valley with a river running through

REI celebrates the designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

REI Co-op celebrates the establishment of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. (In Havasupai, Baaj nwaavjo means "where tribes roam" and in Hopi, i'tah kukveni means "our ancestral footprints.") Spanning nearly a million acres of federal lands surrounding…

Aug 8, 2023

REI celebrates the designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

REI Co-op celebrates the establishment of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. The new monument tells the story of Emmett Till's life and horrific murder, and honors his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who helped catalyze the modern civil rights movement by casting global attention on…

Jul 26, 2023

REI Supports New Public Lands Rule Elevating Conservation

Landscape photo of Grand Teton National Park

Jun 13, 2023