Through #OptOutside, we're embracing our collective potential to leave a positive mark that will pay off in the decades ahead, for future generations. Read More...
The Outdoor Recreation Therapy for Veterans Act introduced by Adam Smith (D-WA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) this week would open federal lands to veteran care based on growing evidence of the connection between time spent in nature and positive mental health. Read More...
Spend some time poking around and you’ll find towering cliffs, deep swimming holes and expansive views at Rocky Fork State Park in Tennessee. Read More...
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. Read More...
What the Middle Fork of the Salmon River—one of the world's most pristine and wild stretches of whitewater—tells us about the future of our public lands. Read More...
Editor's note: We would like to be clear that we understand opinions on the midterm elections vary and that REI maintains a strongly nonpart... Read More...
#OptOutside has always been about choice. The choice to put people ahead of profits, the choice to close our doors on the biggest day in ret... Read More...
Why gift another thing they'll outgrow or never use? Here are 10 experience gift ideas that no amount of tape and wrapping paper can contain. Read More...
Without a car your options for getting to trails around you are limited. Seattle and Los Angeles are working to change that with public transit. Read More...
In September, a 6,730-acre tract along the North Carolina-South Carolina border known as Headwaters State Forest was opened to the public. Read More...
