Conservation
For companies in the Outdoor Industry day-to-day operations that protect and preserve the environment naturally make good sense. So-called green business practices are meant to be sustainable, using a minimum amount energy and mostly renewable resources to create the products and services that drive our economy.
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Mr. Well’s 4th grade class doesn’t want the environmental message of the Dr. Seuss classic children’s book “The Lorax” to be lost when the feature film premieres in March. So the Brookline, Massachusetts 10-year-olds are circulating a petition through Change.org to prompt producers to include conservation education materials on the… Read the rest
The Condit Dam went down yesterday. Check out this great mini-mentary from the Oregonian. ‘Nough said.… Read the rest
Ken Champion, a resident of Wilson, New York, an upstate town on Lake Ontario, found an alligator in a creek near his house. Champion called the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) immediately when he spotted the 30-inch long reptile. DEC officers then took the alligator to a local veterinarian where… Read the rest
If you happen to be in Portland, Ore. on September 9, be sure to check out the special showing of The River Why… Read the rest at Hollywood Theatre. Proceeds from the special screening will benefit The River Network, a Portland-based national nonprofit that has been working to save and restore rivers across
You may have never heard of the artist, Christo, by name. But you’ve likely seen his unique artwork in images or in person somewhere in the past decade or two. Perhaps his most famously recognized piece of work was ‘The Gates‘, an installation of bright orange fabric panels set among… Read the rest
The Federal Government has given Hawaii about $400,000 in funds to pay for improvements to National and State Park areas. This comes as a result of “high demand” for repairs on heavily used recreation sites that need to be improved for outdoor recreation use. From The Republic:
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A couple months ago, we featured Musicwood the documentary on the Wend blog. If you need a reminder, here’s the lowdown on the film:
Musicwood is a documentary film that follows a group of the world’s finest guitar makers as they attempt to save the largest National Forest in the … Read the rest
This May, a soon-to-be-demolished pool in East London, England was turned into a world-class BMX bike park in a matter of just six days of construction. The entire project was spearheaded by Nike, who chose to launch the park, aptly named ‘The Pool‘, by inviting 40 world-class riders for a… Read the rest
The Sea Dragon safely sailed into Aratiu Harbor in Raratonga, South Cook Islands on Saturday May 14th. Greeted by the customs and immigrations officers and Scuba Steve, the owner and founder of Pacific Divers and Pacific Islands Conservation Initiative who we will be working with for the next 14 days,… Read the rest
In August 2010, Gregg Treinish (who founded Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation) and Deia Schlosberg finished a roughly 520-mile trek on foot that took them between two major wildlife habitats in the Northern Rockies. Their mission: to trace the steps of wildlife and gain and understanding of their point of… Read the rest
Earth Day is fast approaching. And though it isn’t quite April 22nd yet, there’s no harm in celebrating the planet early, so we’re here to show you a trailer for an incredibly powerful, melancholic documentary film, The Last Continent.
The Last Continent … Read the restdocuments a group of scientists for 430
From Cyclingsilk.com:
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth more than two thousand miles. We’re super stoked to share this 4-minute movie, a sneak preview of our adventures so far exploring conservation across borders along the Silk Road – by bike. This trailer features Turkey, … Read the rest
On April 3rd, the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) announced that it had reached the end of its funding and, therefore, would be closing for the duration of the season. The UAC, founded in 1980, provides avalanche forecasts and gives daily danger ratings for Utah backcountry areas. Unfortunately, the UAC’s statement… Read the rest
If there’s anything we humans are good at, it is building. Skyscrapers mark our urban environments and rows of cookie-cutter houses line the suburban landscape. We have constructed communities in cities and towns. We have traversed the world via manmade vehicles specializing in air, land and even sea.
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