Conservation
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
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
After a west Colorado rancher reported his suspicion that wolves had been on his land, rumor quickly spread among local residents.
It has not yet been confirmed if a pack of wolves has indeed found a new home at High Lonesome Ranch in De Beque, Colo., but locals are concerned,… Read the rest
When it comes to walking the walk, pro-snowboarder Jonaven Moore is determined to do just that with every step he takes in knee-deep powder… And he’s taking some major steps. The Season, a cool new web television project, follows Jonaven and four other athletes through the course of a single… Read the rest
In a plot switch worthy of bison porno nearly a hundred quarantined Yellowstone bison that were en route to the gallows have been redirected to a Montana ranch owned by billionaire media mogul Ted Turner. Instead of being killed, the disease-free animals will now be transported to Turner’s Montana ranch–home… Read the rest
For biologists studying wolves, the North Pole is a challenging place to do research – especially during the arctic winters when temperatures reach 70 degrees below zero and the sun doesn’t show its face for months at a time. But with a new development in technology plus a little help… Read the rest
Conservationist Leon Deschamps hopes images of him patting tiger sharks while they tear chunks off the dead whale he is sitting on will help dispel the ocean predators’ image as bloodthirsty man eaters.
“Tiger sharks are not aggressive,” Mr Deschamps said, “And I thought the most effective way to demonstrate … Read the rest
We love funky events, especially when they involve animal suits of some sort (hence, the release parties we throw). For that reason, we are eager to share some information about an upcoming race called the Denver Gorilla Run. The race itself is a 5.6 kilometer event that will take place… Read the rest
Combine James Audubon and Hieronymous Bosch, and what do you get? An artist an author by the name of Scott Musgrove, and a book called Accidental Taxidermist: The Late Fauna of Early North America… Read the rest. The book is basic presentation of various extinct animals (and beasts) that exist only in
Congratulations to our friend Krissy Moehl for winning The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc over the weekend! Last week, I wrote about Krissy and her pack of American ultra-runners tackling the race, a 103-mile circumnavigation of Mont Blanc, which starts and finishes in Chamonix. The course, which dips into Italy… Read the rest
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Clean water is a basic necessity of life. But the planet, it seems, is running out—and private corporations are lining up to control what’s left.
FLOW (which stands for “for love of water”) is director Irena Salina’s frightening documentary investigation into the world water crisis
From Volume 3, Issue 4
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Considering water is a natural and public resource, it seems ironic that private companies are making billions by selling it. In the U.S., sales of bottled water have already surpassed those of beer and milk, and are now only second to soda; bottled water is
(Portland Mayor Sam Adams with Anna Cummins and Marcus Eriksen from Algalita Marine Resource Foundation, presenting the mayor with an actual sample from the North Pacific Gyre)
Beyond my duties at Wend, I’m the chair of my local Surfrider Chapter In Portland. We’ve been working on a Ban The Bag… Read the rest
A tour of the nation’s most endangered rivers–even on paper– is a sobering trip. The conservation group American Rivers today released a list of the top ten rivers in trouble all over America and the variety of locations is rivaled only by the types of threats facing these rivers–from floods… Read the rest
