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Search claimed at least five lives over the past decade.

A group of scientists wants your help to make the outdoors welcoming and safe for Black people.

They're fighting the good fight to create a more welcoming and racially just outdoor community.

Rocky Mountain is among the national parks requiring visitors to book an entry time in advance in order to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Ouray's "iron way" is one of just a few in North America—but it's not immune to the current pandemic.

Since its acquisition of Moosejaw in 2018, the retail giant has been working on a performance-oriented yet wallet-friendly collection for new hikers just getting into the game. But will backpackers bite?

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Join our virtual outdoor festival of art, fitness, film, and music with headliner G. Love on May 16.

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A clip from the National Park Service shows coyotes ambling down park roads and herds of deer grazing in meadows.

A trio of incidents on the PCT last month demonstrate how coronavirus is magnifying the dangers of one of America’s most popular trails.

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Organizers pull the plug over COVID-19.

With Oregon and Washington under stay-at-home orders, the Forest Service has instituted broad closures across its management areas due to a lack of social distancing.

Grand Canyon is the largest national park in the country to remain open, but local health officials say its time for the park to shut its gates.

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In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, improving air quality in our wild spaces could be a vision of a better future.

With resorts closed because of COVID-19, an unprecedented number of skiers are swapping their downhill gear for an alpine touring setup. And that's a problem.

A handful of major parks have shuttered, while many more have modified operations.

"It is clear that anyone traveling the PCT and resupplying in communities along the trail represents a serious risk to others on the trail and people in those communities."

In Utah, health officials and hospital executives are trying to keep visitors away from national parks even as the federal government makes it easier to go.

Citing risk of spreading coronavirus, CEO Sandra Marra urges hikers to postpone or cancel their 2020 hikes.

Some state and tribal parks have reacted to the COVID-19 outbreak by closing campgrounds and visitor centers, while the National Park Service is beginning to implement "social distancing" guidelines.

As COVID-19 spread across the US, the ATC is limiting group sizes on trail projects, shutting down its visitor center, and asking hikers who contract the virus to contact them.

While Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have spoken at length about fighting climate change, conservation groups say their plans for America’s public lands are big on promises and short on details.

On their first day in court, lawyers for environmental groups and a pipeline developer debated a central question: Is the Appalachian Trail land?

A North Carolina man's hike was cut tragically short on the way to the Appalachian Trail's southern terminus this week.

Joseph Goldstein decided that while he was fighting cancer, he’d also fight to protect his favorite wilderness. Now, Congress is introducing a bill to do just that.

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Environmentalists and native groups attack plans to open up former monument lands for drilling and mining.

A developer is fighting wilderness advocates over a proposal to add hotels, shopping, and new residences to an area in the Kaibab National Forest near the Grand Canyon’s southern rim. If it wins, opponents say, it will cost tribes, hikers, and the ecosystem dearly.

Park biologists are investigating the incident.

Rangers remind visitors to stay off thermal features.

A helicopter found the boys after they spent a night lost in the snow outside Canadian resort.

Dominion Energy suffers another setback in its quest to run a natural gas pipeline under the AT

Temporary closure and hunt aims to protect bighorn sheep.

Rangers evacuated a hiker on Friday from wintry conditions

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The deadline to speak up for the Roadless Rule in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is December 17, 2019.

The search for Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati took a tragic turn last week when a SAR volunteer died after becoming separated from his partner.

A new initiative wants to bring European-style no-tent backpacking to the woods of New York.

Via ferratas—assemblages of steel cables and rungs that let hikers scale cliffs without specialized training—are rare in the U.S.

Until January 4, the agency is taking nominations for land to add to its priority list.

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Grandma Joy is an inspiration to anyone who's ever dreamed about hitting the road.

The Breckenridge peak overthrew Mount Bierstadt as the most popular high mountain in the state.

Before astronaut Vance Brand's gift can take effect, it will need approval from congress.

Southbound quotas and restrictions on hiking through the Sierra will both be coming to the Pacific Crest Trail next year.

Nearly a month after announcing it would allow off-road vehicles in Utah's parks, the National Park Service announced on Friday that it would maintain the rule banning the machines.

Fat Bear Week may be over, but there are plenty more fat bears to catch on Explore.org's livestream.

The brand is set to return in late October.

Floyd the 190-pound mastiff required a litter carry from Salt Lake County Search and Rescue personnel

In a nail-biting finale on Tuesday, Holly clinched the title of Katmai's Fattest Bear

The chubby champions of Fat Bear Week pack on hundreds of pounds in a few short months. How they do it comes down to a magical combination of location, experience, and timing.

The nation's highest judiciary will decide whether a new pipeline can cross the AT as planned.

Sarah Davis will assume the post in Yellowstone this December.

Authorities say that alcohol was likely involved in the accident.

According to a new report from the federal government, outdoor recreation accounted for for $427.2 billion, or 2.2 percent, of the United States' GDP.

An attempt to rescue a bobcat in Colorado is the latest instance of animal lovers doing more harm than good.

Florida wildlife officials are asking for the public's help in figuring out what's disabling wild cats in the state.

A visitor to Banff National Park wanted to wrestle a grizzly. He was lucky to make it out unscathed, says an expert.

A handful of brands are donating product, money, and time to survivors in the Bahamas.

Your accident and survival report for the week of August 26th to September 3rd

Your survival and accident report for the week of August 19th to August 26th

Cougar encounter is second in two weeks, third of the year for the state.

The plaintiffs claim the new regulations are an "attack" on the decades-old conservation law

Your survival and accident report for the week of August 12th to 19th

Officials still trying to explain what led the lone animal to injure a man.

New rules allow government to share economic impacts of listing, eliminates protections for threatened species.

Your survival and accident report for the week of July 29th to August 5th

In just over three months, hiker Jeff Garmire took down FKTs on the Pinhoti Trail, the Arizona Trail, and the Long Trail. He breaks down one big season.

Your survival and accident report for the week of July 22nd to July 29th

Belarusian hiker drowns en route to landmark near Denali National Park.

On July 7th, Philip Carcia set a new FKT for a punishing, obscure challenge: 48 peaks over 4,000 feet, summited every month of the year.

Your survival and accident report for the week of July 15th to July 22nd

Former concessionaire Delaware North wanted $50 million for intellectual property.

Brand will carry women's sizes to 3X in tops and 22 in bottoms, with men's offerings coming next fall.

The retailer hasn't offered Vista Outdoor's products since last March.