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After almost 20 years of action, members of the Karuk, Hupa, Klamath, Shasta, and Yurok tribes reclaimed the Klamath Riverand their way of life
I tagged along on a surreal trip to a conflict zone in Azerbaijan with a group of explorers known as the worlds Most Traveled People. No matter that the war there wasnt over yet.
Cant take it anymore? We hear you. Step up to the void and scream it out on these six trails.
In response to a shrinking budget, the land-management agency is suspending seasonal hiring next year. Public lands will bear the cost.
Throughout her athletic career, Caroline Gleich has been moonlighting as an activist. This year, she stepped into politics full-time.
A last-minute phone call and a wild cross-country road trip led me to interview the vice-presidential candidate. Unlike me, he was relaxed.
The border wall had an all star cast of political operatives trying to get it built. The butterflies had Marianna Trevino Wright.
How did a US congressional candidate and the director of the National Butterfly Center end up in a physical altercation on the US border with Mexico?
In the remote, heavily logged Yaak Valley, an unlikely stand of old growth sits at the center of a debate about what a forest is forand how best to protect it
A reader and their partner recently squared off over the $10 cancellation fees on campground reservations
A proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis to develop parkland into golf courses, pickleball courts, and hotels sparked widespread bipartisan anger
Two product testers square off on whether the politics surrounding outdoor equipment and apparel should guide consumers
Project 2025 proposes that most government weather and climate functions be privatized if the balance of power shifts in the White House next year
Caroline Gleich is a renowned climber and skier, a climate activist, and now the Utah democratic partys candidate for US senate
A flurry of confusing memosincluding one that effectively banned staff from participating in Pride in uniformleft LGBTQ+ employees and advocates wondering where the NPS really stands
President Biden issued an executive order last week to bolster women's history in our National Parks
Highly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that theyre not worth very much
窪蹋勛圖厙s ethics guru weighs in on whether its all right to name a Utah development project after one of the Wests most notorious anti-development advocates
Why did a mother with no backcountry experience take her sister and 13-year-old son to live off the grid on a 10,000-foot mountain during a Colorado winter?
Rising predawn to chase powder is sacred in ski culture, but an increasing number of resorts are offering early-access programs for people who can afford them
Before she became famous for her lawsuits against former President Trump, the writer took a road trip for an 窪蹋勛圖厙 story that had her asking total strangers if they had sex outdoors.
Whats an acceptable baseline of fitness? According to the most adventurous American president in U.S. history, it was an ultra endurance trek.
Caroline Gleich is a ski mountaineer, activist, and now a candidate for the United States Senate
Were fact checking misinformation currently gaining traction on social media
The 26th president once demanded that military personnel be able to walk 50 miles in 20 hours. I set off on an ill-fated mission to see if I could do it myself.
A community ski hill in Northern California is under fire after sharing plans to erect a 20-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary
After 50 years, one of the most consequential environmental laws in U.S. history may no longer be relevant to the world were living in
In 2023, records fell, kids took government leaders to task, and activists fought bravely for the planet. These individuals are the 窪蹋勛圖厙rs of the Year, chosen for their bravery, tenacity, and strength.
Sixteen young people took Montana to court to hold the state responsible for violating their right to a clean and healthful environment
Soccer player Quinn, cyclist Austin Killips, and runner Nikki Hiltz inspired usand thousands of other fansthis year
The death of Manuel Paez Ter獺n, a Stop Cop City protester, in January marked the first time police have shot and killed an environmental activist on U.S. soil
The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released by the White House this week, shows its not too late to act
Throughout the lower 48, recreational bush pilots are using their nimble planes and social media influence to spread the word about bold frontiers in flight: touching down on remote federal lands, flocking to little-used runways in designated wilderness, and drag racing one another for pure sport. Their capstone event each season, the High Sierra Fly-In, never fails to deliver hair-raising thrills.
If the congress can't get its act together by November 17, federal firefighters will each lose $20,000 per year
A new federal law, the Rodchenkov Act, has the potential to dramatically clean up international sports. A case involving a Texas doping ring illustrates how the new legislation works.
The new jobs program will hire 20,000 young adults to boost climate resilience and environmental justice
As Republican legislators fail to reach a deal with the fringe of their own party, the National Park Service and normal people who depend on it prepare to suffer
Special Counsel Jack Smith loves endurance sports, and we have the skinny on his multisport passion
The cyclist has become a focal point for the debate about trans women in sport
Should a reader feel guilty about booking a short-term rental in a town beset by the housing crisis? 窪蹋勛圖厙s ethics columnist weighs in.
Refugee Dominic Lobalu has proven that he can beat the best runners in the world. But will that be enough to get him to the World Championships?
The Benton MacKaye Scenic Trail starts at the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. It could become our countrys next big hiking route.
In his new book The Swine Republic, environmental scientist Chris Jones tells hard truths about Iowas agricultural industry and how its farming practices contaminate water thousands of miles away
Clean water is just the latest front in the GOP's judicial war on your rights
President Carter added protections to more than 157 million acres of public land and created 39 total national park units
Say it aint so, Kyrsten!
Wolves in Colorado should benefit both humans and the ecosystem, but can they survive the culture war?
The shredders, climbers, policy-makers, barrier breakers, and scientists who forever changed the way we view the world
Three figures are working to initiate change in public-lands leadership after four years of decline and mismanagement under the previous administration
The office will advance outdoor opportunities, policies, and infrastructure in the Bay State
As Ukraine prepares for months of frigid conflict with Russia, its troops might look to another nation that held its own against the Red Army in the cold: Finland.
Your guide to voting on national, state, and local levels this November
With increasing decriminalization efforts underway, heres what it would take to legalize weed on public lands
The Ute Indian Tribe says the White House did not meaningfully consult their government about Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument, which is located within the tribes ancestral lands
The newest national monument sits in the heart of Colorados ski country. Heres what you need to know about Camp HaleContinental Divide National Monument.
With a possible Antiquities Act designation looming, what is Camp Hale, and why does it merit protection?
In Colorado, theres a new ballot-first model to bring the contentious species back to the state, and it could be a prototype for the rest of the country
While many sports are tightening restrictions on transgender athletes, these leagues went in the opposite direction
Blasting the Inflation Reduction Act on Sunday, the GOP nominee for a Senate seat in Georgia said, A lot of the money is going into trees. Dont we have enough trees around here?
The family of Lauren Davis desperately sought answers after she was fatally struck by a driver while biking to work in New York City in 2016. At every step, the criminal-justice system let them down, raising the question of what justice should look like for victims of traffic violence.
Youll need an ATV, throwing hatchets, strong lungs, a chainsaw, a snow machine, beer, a water gun, and neighbors who just cant stop pissing you off
The compromise offsets climate spending with big wins for oil and gas, too
Hawley is lucky that his awkward run didnt end in injury, writes Zo禱 Rom
In short, FICOR will make the outdoors more accessible, equitable, and positive to more Americans.
For his new PBS show, America Outdoors, comedian and activist Baratunde Thurston connects us to our natural environments through the most interesting of creatures: humans.
Mega cruise ships stopped sailing to Key West, Florida, during the height of COVID-19. Many locals appreciated the resulting peace and quiet and won a vote for large ships not to return. But the fights not over.
The federal governments authority to regulate greenhouse-gas emissions is at risk, as right wing Supreme Court justices rewrite American laws
On June 21, the BLM, U.S. Forest Service, and Five Tribes of the Intertribal Coalition signed a cooperative management agreement for Utahs Bears Ears National Monument. It marks a shift in our history at a time when weve never needed to collaborate more.
Native scholar weighs in on the United Nations suggestion that Indigenous knowledge might help us survive the climate disaster
When vast gas reserves were discovered off the idyllic coast of northern Mozambique, a crew of roughnecks flew in from around the world to make their fortunes. But in March 2021, Islamist rebels attacked, and the foreigners and thousands of Mozambicans were abandoned. Two hundred holed up at the Amarula Lodge, where the expats faced a choice: save themselves, or risk it all to save everyone. As oil and gas fuel a new war in Europe, Alex Perry pieces together, shot by shot, a stunning morality tale for the global economy.
The American Southwest hasnt been this dry in 1,200 years. The regions water supplyand entire energy infrastructureis at stake.
Our national parks are overcrowded, especially in summer. One solution is to create more of them. Here are the regions that get our votes.
We asked one of the original Earth Day organizers for ideas on how to bring back urgency to the movement during a moment thats more dire than ever
Our Great National Parks overly idealizes U.S. conservation efforts and gives a mealymouthed call to climate action
Yolanda Davis-Overstreet is fighting for safer streets and mobility justice in the marginalized communities of Los Angeles