Hospitals Find Gardens Help With Healing Aer Parris|August 29, 2019 Did you know that hospitals are increasingly using scientific findings to create gardens that are best suited to maximize nature’s healing powers?
State Offices Are Changing the Conversation Around Outdoor Recreation Matt Wastradowski|June 14, 2019 There are now 13 state offices aimed at improving access to wild spaces, encouraging conservation, bolstering the recreation economy and more. Here's a look at three of the newest state offices of outdoor recreation.
This Initiative Is Helping to Offset Overuse on Colorado’s Highest Peaks Betsy Welch|May 24, 2019 According to the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, approximately 334,000 people hike to the top of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks each year. This is the story of how one initiative is using letter grades to help protect and conserve the summit routes.
REI Member Meeting 2019: Eric Artz Named New Co-op CEO REI Staff|May 6, 2019 REI leaders discussed the co-op's impact, the inspiration for the growth ahead and why fighting for life outdoors is more important than ever.
Steve Hooper: Announcing Eric Artz as REI’s President and CEO REI Staff|May 6, 2019 REI Board Chairman Steve Hooper shared the news at the co-op’s annual member meeting that Eric Artz will be the eighth CEO in the co-op’s history.
What The North Face’s Earth Day Petition Tells Us About Brands Taking a Stand Greg Dyer|April 22, 2019 The North Face wants Earth Day to become a national holiday. It's the latest example of how the relationship between businesses and consumers is changing.
Sens. Murkowski and Cantwell: The Significance of the Public Lands Package Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Maria Cantwell|March 27, 2019 Americans have a lot to celebrate in the sweeping public lands package the president signed into law in March, according to Sens. Murkowski and Cantwell.
Our Fight for Life Outdoors: Help us Decide Where to Invest in Your Community Greg Dyer|March 7, 2019 Through a new program, co-op members can help REI decide how to invest $1 million in local stewardship projects.
The Wilderness Society: Speak Up to Protect Your Favorite Outdoor Places Jonathan Asher|November 27, 2018 Jonathan Asher, co-chair of the LWCF Coalition, explains why it’s crucial that lawmakers work together to reauthorize and permanently fund LWCF.
King County Parks Wants to Hear from You REI Staff|November 26, 2018 Do you live in King County, Washington? Or, have you visited King County parks? The parks department wants to hear from you! Share your ...
Building on #OptOutside to #ThriveOutside Lise Aangeenbrug|November 8, 2018 With help from REI and other generous lead partners, the Outdoor Foundation wants to reverse the indoor migration that shifted how we live over the past few decades. Together, we can reunite people with what was once an innately human outdoor habit.
Is the John Muir Trail Being Loved to Death? Sam Morse|November 5, 2018 A new nonprofit foundation, with help from a new Teton Gravity Research film starring Jeremy Jones and Elena Hight, set out to protect California’s historic 211-mile John Muir Trail, which is at risk of degradation due to overuse.
