Treasured Lands
A monumental literary achievement in a year for National Parks By Glenn Nelson by QT Luong(Forward by Dayton Duncan)456 pages, hardcover: $65.00 Cameron + Company, 2016 Tuan (Q.T.) Luong has been down many pothole-filled roads during his 20-year quest to photograph every national park in...
New Green 2.0 Study Unveiled
Commitment lacking in finding diverse green executive candidates Building on its first major study finding few people of color in the leadership of mainstream environmental NGOs, foundations and government agencies, Green 2.0 has released a new report, Diversity Derailed: Limited Demand, Effort and Results in...
Looming Showdown at Standing Rock
By Gundars Rudzitis The history of the West is strewn with the sad stories of leaders who signed unfair treaties with Native Americans in order to steal their land. They trampled Native cultures and environments in their greedy quest for wealth. Will this tradition of...
Yoga for Hikers
Exploring how yoga can complement the outdoor experience Review By Liz Thomas Yoga for Hikers opens with the author, Nicole Tsong, a yoga-skeptical, Alaska-living outdoorswoman, having just moved from Anchorage to the big city, Seattle. Irritable from traffic and urban life, distraught by a lack...
NPS Free Days for 2017
After splurging for 16 fee-free days to celebrate its centennial, the National Park Service will offer 10 in 2017. The number is up from nine in 2015. In 2017, the fee-free days include: January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 20: Presidents Day April...
2017 Calendars (Nature Calls)
Last year’s version of Nature Calls featured images only from Washington, my home state. This year, I go nation-wide again. I think these are my best images – my photography got better because I went to better places (15 national parks for the National Park...