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Ranch Diaries: How to have a clear head and rested heart
It’s difficult to prioritize mental and emotional health in ranching, but vital to do so.
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Why an outdoor group’s work is ‘more relevant than ever’
The founder of Outdoor Afro talks about racial violence and why we all need a dose of nature.
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Badger bandits, rodeo justice and the end of a beloved sidewalk
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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On those who live and die along the border
Two new books look at the ever-changing face of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Photos: A look at the West’s weirdest sports
People compete in everything from pumpkin racing to outhouse sledding.
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Let’s be clear: TSA’s new tactics are bribery
A new program lets you cut in line at security, for a fee.
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How the Keep it in the Ground movement came to be
A look back at a decade of coverage of anti-fossil fuel protests.
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After attack, the country’s oldest park ranger is back at work
Betty Reid Soskin, 94, was beaten and robbed two weeks ago.
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Meet Utah’s first transgender candidate for US Senate
Democratic candidate Misty Snow is progressive, transgender and, she says, increasingly representative of Utah.
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What can we still learn from Edward Abbey, 25 years after his death?
A trio of new books take a look at Abbey’s mixed legacy on environment, gender and immigration.
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What if I’m not white?
A former sports writer tries to find a place for himself in the outdoors.
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#whereisjose: The man forging a new path in the outdoors
José González is tapping into Latinos’ passion for nature.
Posted inJune 27, 2016: The New Advocates
A new generation of warriors for the wild
Sierra Club rec head Stacy Bare sees a role for veterans in conservation.
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Diversity in the outdoors, one hashtag at a time
A conversation with Teresa Baker, founder of Hike Like a Girl.
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Meet the badasses bringing outdoor rec to the people who pioneered it
More groups are focused on getting Native Americans outside.
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Meet the new advocates for the West
A generation of young Western activists are using outdoor sports as a step towards conservation.
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See the vanishing rest stops of the American West
A review of “The Last Stop” and a look at iconic roadside waypoints.
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Evicted by climate change
Government regulations forced the Yup’ik to give up their semi-nomadic existence. Now, the land where they settled is vanishing.
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In praise of a wild West
A 21st-century vision for Western public lands, including their role in solving challenges like climate change.