Lands & Waters

A Bigger Camping Tent: Why Is the Outdoor Industry so White?

By Bob Sipchen October 3, 2014

In this story: inspiring connections outdoors, adventure, wilderness, saving wild places, environmental justice

Branching Out Against Illegal Logging

How a little-known U.S. trade law has clipped the global black market for lumber

By Steve Hawk October 3, 2014

In this story: Industrial Transformation, forests, saving wild places, politics, endangered species

Logging Truck in Para StateA truck loaded with timber on the Curua-Una road after crossing the River of the same name, near Santarem, Para State.

The Science of Awe

Can psychologists chart what happens when nature blows your mind?

By Jake Abrahamson October 2, 2014

In this story: science, health, Awe, Wonder

First ascent of Virgin Tower, Enshi Grand Canyon National Park, China

How Solid Waste Is Doing You a Solid

Who knew clean energy could be so dirty?

By Chelsea Leu October 13, 2014

In this story: animals, health, clean energy, clean water, science

How Green Spaces Are Saving Humanity

It’s like the Giving Tree, but in real life.

By Chelsea Leu September 19, 2014

In this story: health, urban planning, science, lifestyle

When urban raptors attack

By Stacey M. Hollis September 17, 2014

In this story: animals, science, wildlife, birds

High Sodium: Salt Pond Photos From Kite Level

Cris Benton's stunning shots of a colorful San Francisco Bay landscape that may soon fade away

By M.P. Klier October 2, 2014

In this story: activism, photography, saving wild places, wildlife, architecture

Coral Rescue

U.S. oceans agency announces sweeping protections for coral.

By Reed McManus August 29, 2014

In this story: climate change, oceans

Guiding in Wyoming: Heading Home

What other job allows a college student to boss around lawyers twice her age?

By Caitlin Kauffman August 15, 2014

In this story: wilderness, kayaking, hiking, national parks, lifestyle

Guiding in Wyoming, Part Three: Grassy Island