Lands & Waters: Parks & Wilderness
Why Scotland Is Opening a Dementia Center in a National Park
Uncovering the power of nature for people with dementia
By
Elizabeth Hewitt
August 9, 2022
The Art of the National Parks: A Diary From 59 Parks
Journal your way through America's "best idea"
By
Katie O'Reilly
July 4, 2022
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national parks
Boundary Waters Inches Closer to Protection
Forest Service admits the danger of hardrock mining in the wilderness area’s headwaters
By
Conor Mihell
July 5, 2022
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public lands
The Gripping Mystery of Trees Gone Missing in the Night
Lyndsie Bourgon’s first book investigates the furtive world of timber theft
By
Brendan Curtinrich
July 18, 2022
Welcome to Yosemite’s Chinese Laundry Building
Inside the new monument to Chinese Americans’ contributions to the making of one of America’s most iconic natural expanses
By
Alison Singh Gee
June 9, 2022
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national parks
The Giving Trees
A journey through Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the greatest US natural carbon reserve
By
Krista Langlois
June 15, 2022
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public lands
COVID-19's Legacy in Parks and Public Lands
Crowding is way up, and land managers are trying to balance equity, experience, and landscape preservation in real time
By
Heather Hansman
March 29, 2022
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public lands
We Don't Deserve Beavers
Meddlesome beavers are cleaning up Superfund sites
By
Isobel Whitcomb
April 30, 2022
What's in a Name? What It Means to Decolonize a Natural Feature.
Can changing the title of a mountain or river make it more culturally accessible?
By
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
March 17, 2022
The Magazine of The Sierra Club