National Parks

The hosts of the true-crime podcast “National Park After Dark” discuss the dangers public lands face — and how people can stand up to protect them.

The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.

Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.

Can state agencies ensure conservation when hunters pay the bills and ranchers determine wildlife policy?

Years of work in the Pacific Northwest is paying off. It started with preserving the ecosystem so native species would have something to return to.

To slow climate change, we’ll need to not just cut emissions, but sequester them. And for that we’ll need to protect healthy ecosystems, experts say.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.

Kanab, a small Utah town that’s home to the famous Best Friends Animal Society, took an unconventional path to face down a frac sand mine that threatened the region’s aquifer.