Sarah Grothjan is the camp and backpack editor for Uncommon Path and Expert Advice. A former crime reporter, she enjoys backpacking, fly fishing, road biking and binging thriller novels. REI member since 2019.
We love our gear—our sleeping bags keep us cozy; our tents shield us from the elements; and our hiking boots take us on exciting adventures, both near and far. ...
Editor’s note: This is a follow-up story to coverage of six key environmental protections the Trump administration rescinded or proposed to rescind be...
For years, the industry has narrowly defined and measured what it means to be an outdoor participant. The Outdoor Foundation’s annual report on outdoor activities, for example, counts skiing, climbing and kayaking, but doesn’t consider sports like basketball. And that exclusivity can overlook experiences like Grayson’s and prompt people to wonder: Is this a place for me?
In March, the U.S. Senate confirmed Deb Haaland as the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. We recently spoke with Secretary Haaland about President Bid...
Some 170 years ago, Congress assembled the Department of Interior (DOI) to govern the country’s public lands. Today, that includes nearly 500 million acres that...
New requirements, developed in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders, builds upon a set of standards introduced in 2018 to help outdoor brands think progressively about the way they do business.
The first time Corina Newsome saw a pileated woodpecker, she wept. It was winter in Northeast Ohio and thick flakes were blanketing the earth outside. She’d lea...
For all the comfort nature provides—a respite from stress, a break in routine, a midweek thrill—there’s also a mysterious side to the outdoors. Once night falls...
In 1995, butterfly expert and nature writer Dr. Robert Pyle trekked for more than a month through Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest, a 76,000-acre re...
For decades, REI Co-op has woven sustainability into the fabric of its business. It’s seen in the co-op's decision to source 100% renewable energy to power its ...
The Trump administration last month finalized sweeping revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), putting new boundaries on the public review pr...
Denver’s Montbello Open Space Park sits in an industrial part of the city, near neat rows of beige buildings, a gas station and streets crammed with cars. Climb...
