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The Una River in Bosnia is known for its exceptional trout waters.

The Secretary of the Interior's idea to support public lands with oil and mining leases isn't just wrongheaded—the numbers don't add up.

Lawmakers didn't listen to the president’s call for less spending on land management and the environment—and put their foot down when it came to interior secretary Ryan Zinke’s reorganization plan, too

Ryan Zinke is using parts of an Obama administration–era idea that would've drastically changed the DOI. Now it's causing him trouble.

Voters have the power to fix the public lands crisis, but first we need get smarter about how we fund open spaces

While dams are being decommissioned throughout the developed world, activists are descending on Albania to fight for the Vjosa River.

New "vision cards" issued by the department charged with overseeing public lands for recreation and extraction are heavy on the latter

On March 21, the Department of Interior will hold the largest auction of offshore leases in U.S. history, including all unleased areas on the Gulf of Mexico’s outer continental shelf. But do energy extractors actually want such land and waters?

A new report finds that a startling number of environmental and conservation organizations aren't making efforts to report on internal diversity or actively pursue inclusion

A new report suggests that the answer is no, which could impact hunted species across the U.S. and Canada

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation works with local property owners and agencies to buy land and turn it over to the public

Carl Hoffman's latest book explores two lives and the surprising way in which they began to interact

I’m also an avid sportsman and one of my firearms is an AR-15. So you might be surprised that I've never joined the NRA—nor ever will.

The real fight to protect America’s public lands isn’t in Utah. It’s right outside our biggest cities.

For more than a decade, the educator and filmmaker has been championing women from marginalized communities who are making a difference in the outdoors

From Tyax �����ԹϺ���s, Switchback Entertainment, and MBTA, and Norco Bicylces, Respect takes a critical look at backcountry mountain biking.

Would you a take a year of your life to get outside, work hard on public lands, and learn some skills, for a minimal stipend? Some members of Congress—from both parties—are betting you might.

Brands, activists, and politicians gathered at the start of the Outdoor Retailer trade show to rally around public lands

A new poll of eight Western states reveals that most people are actually on the same page about public lands, renewable energy, and the importance of outdoor recreation

With his office's insult-laden response to the resignation of the NPS Advisory Board, the secretary proves that, like his boss, he's not above mudslinging

Our Last Refuge tells the story of the Badger-Two Medicine and the decades-long struggle to protect this homeland of the Blackfeet Nation from oil and gas development. 

In Arizona, the Verde River was running dry, so Kim Schonek devised a plan to save it with the help of everyone's favorite malted beverage.

The interior secretary's idea to organize public land by watershed was a great idea when it was first voiced a century and a half ago. But it won't work today.

At Reeder Creek Ranch in Kremmling, Colorado, the Colorado River benefits both fishing and farming.

We care about public lands, and that's why we're joining a discussion about how to preserve them at the Outdoor Retailer show

Upon arriving in northeast Oregon, conservationist Brian Kelly was given two job offers; cook or sheep herder. He took the obvious choice and spent the next year shepherding a herd of sheep through the landscapes surrounding Hells Canyon.

Whether you want to dedicate a few hours or a few weeks, here's how to give back on your next trip

EnergyNet, an online auction company from Amarillo, Texas, is set to make a fortune from oil and gas leases under the Trump administration. And good luck finding a way to protest.

To close out 2017, the president chipped away at protections meant to keep public lands, waters, and wildlife safe

More than any other animal, ducks depend on hunting to survive

Part of the former monument could be designated Wilderness—and you have a say

The new bill argues that lawsuits have made wildfires much worse, but its solution won’t do much to help

The Story of Place from The Grand Canyon Trust follows filmmaker Ace Kvale, writer Craig Childs, and Zuni tribe member Jim Enote. They’re on a journey to help elucidate this region’s cultural significance in order to protect it from resource extraction. 

The charities suing the Trump administration to save Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments—and how you can help

On a 5 month residency with the Native land's advocacy ground Utah Dine Bikeyah near Bears Ears National Monument, filmmaker Alisha Anderson had the opportunity to make a series of films about the tribal connection to nature.

Into the Deep Unknown ​​​​​​​from research institute Biographic follows deep-sea biologist Diva Amon as she showcases what the earth looks like at 3,280 feet below sea level.

The outdoor industry has been a fierce advocate for the now-decimated national monument—but it may have been too little, too late

REI and the North Face have joined the Ventura-based gear maker in standing up for our public lands

An in-depth look at the GOP's full-scale assault on our 640 million acres of public land

Early in his political career, the interior secretary irked fellow Republicans with his willingness to stand up for conservation. Things have changed, and whether you love or hate his ideas, know this: he’s one of the few Trump-era cabinet secretaries with the juice to make things happen, and he’s got the boss’s back.

The association that manages the West's premier national trail just paid $1.6 million to prevent a property owner from putting up a fence 150 miles shy of the Canadian border

In the Kakamega region of Kenya, Kennedy Yamame is working with Biolite to bring power, education, and hope to some of the 335,760 homes that don't have electricity. 

Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright are known for sending incredible routes in remote regions around the world.

Hunting fights habitat loss and poaching, even in unstable countries

From filmmaker Colin Arisman and the Wilderness Awareness School, Remember Wilderness shares the tale of a relationship with wilderness that was once forgotten.

Filmmaker Jason van Bruggen and his team from DOT DOT DASH spent May in Greenland at Swiss Camp Polar Research station with Dr. Konrad Steffen from WSL exploring the Arctic science that foreshadows and explains the impacts of our changing climate.

A new report card ranks the Mountain West based on access, recreation, and responsible energy development

Essentials to get you hunting—or just make being outside more enjoyable

He was the alpha male of the first pack to live in Oregon since 1947. For years, a state biologist tracked him, collared him, counted his pups, weighed him, photographed him, and protected him. But then the animal known as OR4 broke one too many rules.

We raise $3 billion every year for conservation, then we go out on those public lands and help manage wildlife populations—for free

Conservationists have just a small voice in the Trump Administration. The Democratic Conservation Alliance wants to buy a bigger one.

Boulder, Colorado, celebrates 50 years of Open Space this year. Here’s what I’ve learned as a 16-year resident.

A leaked five-year strategic plan has zero mention of “climate change” or “diversity,” marking a major pivot away from its predecessor

From Your Forests Your Future and More Than Just Parks, this animated video illustrates what national forests are and how you can get involved.

These two fisherwomen are ocean advocates and clothing designers during the off-season

Blake Crossland grew up frequenting Rocky Mountain National Park with his family, in fact, it's the place where his parents met. So to say he's deeply connected to this place is a bit of an understatement.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—one of our most threatened landscapes—may be opened up to drilling, and opponents are taking to Instagram to protest

The National Park Service findings, released last week, are troubling. The reality is even worse.

How a group of young activists changed the conversation at a public-lands conference—and where the outdoor industry goes from here

Oakridge has relied heavily on its large swaths of logging terrain, but a recent surge in mountain biking has proven the benefit of cutting trails rather than cutting entire forests.

This October, conservationists and brewers are teaming up to help restore America's damaged forests

Granite Gear has begun sponsoring thru-hikers on iconic trails across the world in an effort to promote trash collection and the pack-it-out mentality.

Peak Design’s Give a Shot project matches photographers with nonprofits in need of eye-catching images

The world likes to tell us what we can’t do. For Kimi Werner—spearfisher, freediver, shark whisperer, chef, artist, and entrepreneur—the key to a badass life was learning to listen to a different voice: her own.

When one looks out over the vast horizon of Kremenchuk reservoir in the Ukraine it’s impossible not to be entranced by its beauty. But the man-made imposition has drastically impacted the local townships and environment.

The new bill is part of the GOP's latest assault on public lands

Raiding troops of baboons face off against city employees armed with paintball guns on a regular basis. And it brings into question the very way we coexist with nature.

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is creating a dream team to save our oceans

The GOP's war on public lands threatens to alienate a key part of its voting base—sport hunters

From the fundamentals of just picking up your garbage to the sophisticated ripple effects of a dam project on a watershed, this film explores the wide range of conservation efforts.

A new group of movers and shakers, aptly named Artemis, could be just what we need to get more politicians to care about conservation

American cowboy or posturing Trump enforcer?

These people are turning disheartening data into amazing paintings, sculptures, and illustrations

Nomadic herders have brought guns and hundreds of thousands of livestock into the green expanses of Laikipia County, starving out wildlife and shooting the area's megafauna. As police burn homesteads and shoot civilians in response, the future of one of the most iconic regions on the planet hangs in the balance.

Three new films take on conservation, climate change, and doping

This spring, Kat Cannell, MJ Wright, and Katelyn Spradley set out on horseback to follow a salmon's upstream battle from the mouth of the Columbia River to its farthest inland home in Idaho's Redfish Lake.

Because the best brewers know: good beer starts at the source

Nicky Fitzgerald loves tourists, doesn't believe in work-life balance, and has a controversial approach to conservation that just might work

More than 396,000 people have spoken up so far about the Trump administration's desire to shrink or abolish the national monuments. Will the White House really read all of them?