Environment

Sawyer Filters are Changing Lives by Improving Access to Clean Water

These Washington Environmentalists Are Trying to Save the Elusive Wolverine

The Everglades Need More Fresh Water. Here’s What’s Being Done to Help.

Wildfires and Beetles Are Plaguing Our Forests. But We’re Not Powerless.

All Jokes Aside, New Comedy Video Series Tackles Important Environmental Issues

Landscape Architecture Is All About Finding Balance with Nature

This Farmer Has Been Working to Revive California’s San Joaquin River for over 65 Years

A New Film Encourages Viewers to Voice Support for Tongass National Forest

A Mesmerizing Drone Film of Water and Land Intertwined

A Solitary Whale in Search of Connection

Ultrarunning Through Wyoming’s Longest Migration Corridors

The Future of Oregon’s Wild and Scenic River System

This Boy Wants to Save the World from Plastic

Preserving Washington’s Shrub-Steppe

Light Painting Under the Night Sky

Mother Earth Confronts the Human Race

The Klamath River Is the Lifeblood of the Yurok Tribe

Using SUPs to Deliver a Plastic-Free Future

It’s Time for Mountain Bikers to Step Up

How Fire Suppression Made California Fires Worse
It’s Time for Mountain Bikers to Step Up
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Mountain bikers need to focus as much on the environment and climate change as they do on trail access, says rider and activist . After seeing the damage caused by the historic wildfires in the West this fall, Osleger says, “I don’t want to wait until trails are burning up every year or until this sport’s on the brink of being gone. I think having the fear of the world being a worse place galvanizes people to protect what they know.” It’s time for the mountain biking community to “step up,” he says, and bridge the gap between recreation and activism. From and , The Constant Gardener is a timely reminder to turn our passions into action.