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Recreation & Adventure

How to Start Your Own Hydroponic Garden

The latest trend in urban farming, simplified for at-home gardeners

By Lily Carey

September 26, 2024

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

My Cross-Country, Low-Carbon Road Trip

Climate activists need vacations too

By Cynthia Kaufman

August 9, 2023

In Florida, a Program Helps Children of Migrant Farmworkers Connect to the Outdoors

Research shows that time in nature can help all children thrive

By Allison Salerno

July 1, 2023

Wildlife

How Do I Protect Birds From Window Collisions?

With these few key tips, you can save a whole lot more birds

Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn

October 10, 2024

What We Find in the Dark

The joys of hiking nocturnally

By Riley Black

August 8, 2022

Welcome to the Slackcountry

Popular campsites all taken, but you aren’t up for the rigors of the backcountry? This is the place for you.

By Conor Mihell

July 28, 2022

The Science of Solo Time in the Wilderness

A writer unpacks the latest findings on solitude and the outdoors

By Wudan Yan

July 6, 2022

Outdoors

Outdoor Gear That’ll Keep You Snug and Dry, Sans “Forever Chemicals”

The government plans to crack down on PFAS—these brands beat them to it

By Megan Hill

October 24, 2021

Tell a Really Good Ghost Story Around Your Next Campfire

Insider tips, tricks, and hair-raising hacks

By Blane Bachelor

May 30, 2021

15 Books to Get You Camping (Even If Only in Your Backyard)

New reads for kids, grown-ups, newbies, and outdoor veterans

By Lela Nargi

April 3, 2021

9 Ways to Go Backpacking on the Cheap

One seasoned thru-hiker shares his best secrets and hacks

By Brendan Curtinrich

March 1, 2021