Conservation

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.
But perhaps… Read the rest

National Geographic Young Explorers Dashiell Masland and Trevor Frost are contending to save the world, at least a small piece of it. Hoping to continue work in progress both are angling to raise awareness for the preservation of wild animal species in remote corners of the planet. Going head-to-head in… Read the rest

There are plenty of people out there talking about climate change. But how many are actually doing something about it? Even those of us who spend a lot of time outdoors can be guilty of contributing to the destruction of the natural environment we love. We fly in jets from… Read the rest

Is this the future of our Oceans’ bounty?
Annually, billions of bags, bottles and short-term plastic containers end up not only in landfills, but also in our oceans, where they remain seemingly forever. Plastic pollution has become an endemic part of the marine ecosystem, threatening the health and well being… Read the rest

Every year, National Geographic rounds up a small group of adventurers worthy of a spot on the nominee list for its annual Adventurer of the Year award. To be a nominee in the first place, one must have undergone an extraordinary feat in “exploration, conservation and … Read the restadventure sports.” And this

Filmmakers, fashionistas and philanthropists pulled it together in Portland to benefit elephants in danger of extinction due to the illegal ivory trade. The Go Wild Night of Fashion event raised money and awareness for a media and research partnership that aims to document the DNA of pachyderms picked off by… Read the rest

Despite the holiday rush, a Park City company put in a little creative effort to raise support for the arts in Utah. Waterbox, makers of personal stainless steel water bottles, made a custom contribution to the “Chairity Lift” project to benefit the Kimball Art Center. In a fashion as unique… Read the rest

Ready to get wild this holiday season? Well, look no further. Break out your uber-hawt jungle safari costumes and throw down for a night of fashion and celebration to save elephants.
Portland’s fashion elite have joined forces with the conservation community to throw a wild couture fashion show featuring local,… Read the rest

Just a little snowy-land inspiration from our friends at Sweetgrass and Patagonia. Thank you both for producing such beautiful and soulful films.… Read the rest

Tonight marks the premiere of National Geographic’s epic seven-part mini series, Great Migrations, which documents several epic journeys that species around the world take. With an undeniable Planet Earth… Read the rest feel, National Geographic’s new series will showcase some seriously beautiful imagery and, of course, reveal some pertinent scientific discoveries.
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For the past nine years, the Photo of the Year (POTY) contest has provided photographers of all abilities with a unique opportunity to submit and showcase their work. But POTY is more than just a fun contest, it’s also a charity event that raises money for the MESD Outdoor School,… Read the rest

The first episode of ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ aired on Sunday, November 14th on TLC, and in true Palin fashion, it’s already under scrutiny. According to Alaska Wildlife Alliance director John Toppenberg, in the premiere of the show, Palin not only breaks Alaska Department of Fish and Game Policy, she also… Read the rest

As summer draws to a close and the charred yellow light of fall seeps into the world around us, our nation’s natural places seem to beckon our investigation even more. The beauty of the trees, plains, and mountains are highlighted as the season makes its change. So it’s lucky for… Read the rest

Elephants are dying and nearing extinction in places such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
… You can read that and then go on checking the endless rounds of Facebook updates or your e-mail… OR you can help.
Donate to the Elephant Ivory Project (it’s tax-deductible), and 100 percent … Read the rest