The National Park Service Is Getting Serious About Mental Health Care Visitor fatalities, remoteness, and frequent transfers to new facilities all take a toll on rangers By Margret Grebowicz May 28, 2024 In this story: national parks, America's National Parks, health, hiking, camping
Acadia National Park Confronts a Rising Tide Rangers are caught between preparing for the annual crush of summer tourists and responding to the climate crisis By Kyle Paoletta May 21, 2024 In this story: climate change, America's National Parks, national parks, hiking, camping
How Local Parks and Nature Centers Are Putting Accessibility Front and Center The outdoors are becoming more accessible, and smaller parks are leading the charge By Cassandra Brooklyn April 8, 2024 In this story: hiking, earth day
How to Hit the Trail With Nothing but Amtrak and a Bicycle From Idaho to Alabama to Maine, adventure outdoors without taking a single car ride or plane trip By Robert Annis April 7, 2024 In this story: Transit to Trails, hiking, camping, biking, public transit
In the Footsteps of the 10th Mountain Division From the Greatest Generation to the Glamping Generation? A visit to one of America’s newest national monuments. By Gina DeCaprio Vercesi January 11, 2024 In this story: hiking
Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted By Sarah Trent December 27, 2023 In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking
Leaf Peeping on Two Wheels Here’s where bike lovers should head for fabulous fall foliage Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn October 22, 2023 In this story: biking, hiking
Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World Demiesha Dennis leads expeditions that challenge assumptions about the outdoors and who belongs in it By Alice Sun October 8, 2023 In this story: racial justice, hiking
In Search of the Tarantula "Mate-Gration" Researchers dig for the secrets of arachnids in Colorado By Claire Boyles July 7, 2023 In this story: hiking, science, Gee Whiz
Can Outdoor Access Reduce the Risk of Dementia? A new study links nearby green spaces to lower hospitalizations By Kim Brown Seely June 29, 2023 In this story: health, inspiring connections outdoors, nature, hiking