Outside Matters: Protecting Your Community’s Right to Vote Sarah Grothjan|January 12, 2023 Small actions can lead to big change. Learn about how to strengthen your community by volunteering to get out the vote.
Pass It On Zack Harold|November 2, 2022 A new program is helping family landowners keep forests healthy, protect biodiversity and care for natural spaces to recreate.
Can Hiking Help Heal Veterans with PTSD? Researchers Seek to Find Out Suzanne O’Brien|October 25, 2022 A University of Washington study aims to test the benefits of wilderness hiking among veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
You’re Invited to Celebrate National Trails Day Aer Parris|May 27, 2022 We love getting out on the trail. But how often do we think about all of the work that goes into building and maintaining the trails we know and love? This National Trails Day, June 4, the American Hiking Society is asking all of us to take a moment to think differently about the places where we recreate.
How to Take Climate Action Jenni Gritters|March 31, 2022 These 25 small steps can help make a difference.
What is the Circular Economy? REI Staff|April 9, 2021 Most products move from the planet's resources to the landfill. Some companies are seeking to change that linear pattern to a circular one.
#GivingTuesday: 9 Ways to Pay it Forward Aer Parris|November 30, 2020 These are our tips to give back to your outdoor community and the planet this Giving Tuesday (and the rest of the year).
While Summer Sleeps, Winter is an Unlikely Friend REI Staff|January 9, 2020 In the second edition of Uncommon Path, we continue our mission to explore the ideas, issues and experiences that shape life outdoors.
Miles From the Ocean, Naval Officers Gain Critical Training in Southeast Wilderness Areas Graham Averill|December 31, 2019 Since 2016, a crew of Naval Academy students has spent part of the summer forging new trails in the wilderness of the Southeastern United States.
Noah Strycker Is on a Mission to Bring Birding to the Masses Brianna Randall|December 20, 2019 North America has lost nearly 3 billion total birds over the past 50 years, according to recent research. One birder hopes to change that, in part, by attracting new recruits to his lifelong profession and pastime.
Trash Transformed: Pattie Gonia’s High-Fashion Dresses Aer Parris|December 11, 2019 How do you make haute couture out of plastic pollution? An environmental advocate and fashion designer on how they used design to draw attention to the world’s plastic problem.
In Our Nature: What do we do about plastics? Aer Parris|November 13, 2019 4 simple ways you can reduce plastic pollution today.
