What Are Old-Growth Forests? Heidi Wachter|September 17, 2024 A certified forest therapy guide and REI Co-op Member explores the importance of old-growth forests.
What Invasive Species Taught Me about Trail Stewardship Meredith O’Connor|August 7, 2024 Removing invasive plants on a 54-acre island in Richmond, Virgina, helped one REI Member learn the patient practice of trail maintenance. Here's how.
Establishing National Parks in Patagonia with Kristine Tompkins Shelby Stanger|July 16, 2024 Kristine Tompkins is one of the world's most successful conservationists. She's the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, which is a non-profit that purchases land in South America, largely in Patagonia and creates national parks. Before dedicating her life to land preservation, Kristine spent 25 years working for Patagonia, the company. She was one of the first employees and eventually served as CEO.
Exploring Tree Canopies with Nalini Nadkarni Shelby Stanger|January 31, 2023 Discover the fascinating world of tree canopies with Nalini Nadkarni on REI's podcast. Learn about her research and conservation efforts. Listen now!
Q&A: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Monument Designations, Conservation and More Sarah Grothjan|June 15, 2021 Deb Haaland discusses the proposed America the Beautiful initiative, national monument designations, clean energy on public lands and more.
Mining for Answers in the Boundary Waters Wilderness Amanda Loudin|December 2, 2019 In Minnesota, communities are struggling with this question: Can copper and nickel mining coexist with a healthy wilderness area?
Squaring Travel with Conservation in Torres del Paine Nick Davidson|April 23, 2019 Some 250,000 trekkers stomp through Torres del Paine each year and collectively strain the park’s aging infrastructure—but these visitors sought to help.
Hayden Hawks Maintains the Magic Abigail Wise|April 24, 2017 A questionnaire with the runner who just claimed the Zion Traverse FKT On April 14, ultrarunner Hayden Hawks claimed the fastest known ti...
One Brewery’s Mission to Protect the Wilderness Matt Wastradowski|December 7, 2016 Portland brewery Base Camp mixes refreshing ales with a passion for the great outdoors in an effort to save them. Ross Putnam, co-founder...
