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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Learning to Love — and Protect — Burned Trees

Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?
December 7, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Wildfire-killed trees are some of the most important structures in a forest. So why are they still being logged?
Group of 11 poses at waterfall.
The Ask

Outdoor Afro: Celebrating Black Joy in Nature

Black people like nature, too. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at outdoor magazines — at least not before Outdoor Afro got started.
November 14, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Black people like nature, too. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at outdoor magazines — at least not before Outdoor Afro got started.
Cedarlands Scout Reservation
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Thousands of Acres to Compensate Sexual Assault Victims

Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
October 10, 2022
by
Jordan Gass-Poore’
Conservation groups rush to preserve camps across the United States as some properties sell to the highest bidder. Will they succeed?
beech trunks with green leaves in forest with creek running through
Voices

Protect This Place: Italy’s World Heritage Beech Forests 

Even protected places face threats from climate change and encroaching development. 
August 12, 2022
by
Olivia Box
Even protected places face threats from climate change and encroaching development. 
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Commentaries

Latinos Face Challenges Accessing the Outdoors — and Climate Change Is Adding to Those Barriers

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.
August 5, 2022
by
Shanna Edberg
But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.
Wolf standing in snow near carcass
Wildlife

The Battle Over Hunting and Predators in Greater Yellowstone

Can state agencies ensure conservation when hunters pay the bills and ranchers determine wildlife policy?
June 24, 2022
by
Syler Peralta-Ramos
Can state agencies ensure conservation when hunters pay the bills and ranchers determine wildlife policy?
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Environmental Books

14 New Environmental Books to Kickstart Your Summer Reading List

Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.
June 17, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.
Waterfall and creek running along pine forest
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Historic Chance to Protect America’s Free-Flowing Rivers

Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
March 2, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
wolverine facing camera
Wildlife

What’s Needed to Save Wolverines? A New Study Has Answers

Policymakers can’t hide behind a lack of research anymore when it comes to enacting meaningful conservation measures to protect dwindling wolverine populations.
February 7, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Policymakers can’t hide behind a lack of research anymore when it comes to enacting meaningful conservation measures to protect dwindling wolverine populations.
meadow, forest and mountain
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the United States?

A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.
January 5, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected.

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