Haven for Honeycreepers: A Visit to Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge This protected area provides important habitat for endemic wildlife and plants on Hawaiʻi Island By Jill K. Robinson April 8, 2026 In this story: hiking, travel, public lands
Your Travel Decisions Can Have a Positive Impact The destinations, tour operators, and lodgings you choose can make a difference By Amy Brecount White February 18, 2026 In this story: travel, sustainability, activism
Denali and the Northern Lights: An Alaskan Winter Rail Journey Wind through snowy boreal forests, spot wildlife, and view North America’s highest peak on the Aurora Winter Train By Regis St. Louis November 27, 2025 In this story: travel, transportation, public transit, public lands, Joy
Tourism Can Wreck Local Communities and Ecosystems Hawai'i has a plan that would encourage tourists to restore the land while contributing needed tourism dollars By Michele Bigley September 6, 2024 In this story: travel, climate change, invasive species, indigenous communities
Indigenous-Led Tourism Alliances Are Taking Back Recreation on Their Land They say that, done right, Indigenous tourism can also be a form of reconciliation By Cinnamon Janzer September 1, 2024 In this story: indigenous communities, travel
Locals Fight to Protect Mexico’s Baja Peninsula From Development Real estate speculation and megaresorts threaten to displace people and harm biodiversity By Krista Langlois July 7, 2024 In this story: travel, sustainability
What Happens After You Create One of the World’s Most Successful Marine Preserves? Some fear tourism could be the end of Cabo Pulmo By Tree Meinch July 7, 2024 In this story: hiking, travel
As the Rich Get Richer, They’re Flying Private The pandemic sparked a boom in luxury air travel By Sara Novak November 25, 2023 In this story: travel, sustainability
Do Carbon Offsets Really Work? Offsets are trickier than just paying for new trees to be planted after taking a flight By Emily Driehaus November 18, 2023 In this story: travel, sustainability
My Cross-Country, Low-Carbon Road Trip Climate activists need vacations too By Cynthia Kaufman August 9, 2023 In this story: public transit, travel, Transit to Trails