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18-year-old facing up to a year in jail if convicted.

Planned office/housing development in Montrose will have seven industry brands by December.

Forest Service announces proposal to allow climbing on Williamson Rock, now closed to protect endangered frog [...]

The Montana national park joins the long list of public lands that are burning.

Ogden's Nordic Valley would grow twentyfold under plan

Bad weather and a dangerous location are preventing rangers from getting on the ground.

Beautiful men and women, rousing speeches, and a great cause.

The surprisingly thorny issue of public vs private beach access in California and the court case that [...]

Alarmed former Park Service chief fears drones, jet skis, and luxury lodging under new guidelines.

Under-caffeinated, over-stimulated, and in need of a Purell bath, here's our two cents.

Evacuations and closures are spreading at the Golden State burns.

It's the second-highest peak in the world and one of the most dangerous, but Andrzej Bargiel flashed it [...]

The moves by the federal government add to the industry friendly trend.

It swept in with a disastrous drought—welcome to the Meghalayan Age.

And here’s the one thing you can do to keep AJ thriving.

NPS to triple reward for help solving decades-old case in Chiricahua National Monument.

More than 3.3 million acres have burned in the U.S this year, more than average for an entire year.

Czech e-bike brand launches major campaign based on Native Americans

Conservationists, scientists, and the US Forest Service often disagree on whether to manage burned forest or [...]

Decrying so-called 'elites' who hike and hunt, the senator proposes stripping authority from the BLM and [...]

Beleaguered head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt, has resigned.

Bipartisan group of Senators announce new plan to address crucial maintenance needs—will this proposal have legs?

On the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, one man’s tale of how the natural beauty of a [...]

The trail ethics group adds new digital guidance to its framework for responsible recreation.

But as the outdoor industry ramps up its advocacy, it faces tough questions from Indigenous recreationalists.

Seagulls that know when baseball games are ending? Monkeys that steal sunglasses to trade for food? Yikes.

L.L. Bean wants to figure out how to make office work more palatable for outdoor lovers.

More outdoor adventure badges for girls means more awesome girls.

Minute fibers shed from synthetic textiles are polluting oceans, streams, rivers — even the air we breathe — [...]

Harvard team announces they can scrub carbon from air and turn it into fuel.

Watch out, moose, wolves are coming back to Isle Royale, plus giant sequoias get their big reveal, illegal [...]

Payback for political disagreements is widespread, investigation shows.

Popular conservation program's funding and possible existence under budget-cutting threat.

For the third time in the last two weeks, these climbing all-stars set a new record on this iconic El Capitan [...]

Gnarly ticks, the Clean Air Act works, VW stops monkeying around, and rivers...

Honnold and Caldwell do it again, elk injures Yellowstone worker, and more.

Biggest ski resort company in the world gets even bigger, adds new hills to Epic Pass.

Between them, Jason Wells and Tim Klein had more than 100 ascents on El Cap.

Thanks to extreme conservation efforts, the number of big apes has surged.

Explosive seismic exploration could start as early as December if proponents have their way.

Maybe no one cares if you tele, but the International Ski Federation does.

A rancher shot an animal in Montana, but nobody seems to know what it was.

Is using bacon and donuts to lure grizzlies to kill them fair game? Alaska thinks so and now NPS does, too.

Talk of increasing diversity has not turned into widespread action, but some organizations are working to [...]

Uplifting new study shows many marine mammals bouncing back under Endangered Species Act protection.

The riders seemed to do most everything right, but it wasn't enough.

Garfield County takes unusual step of calling out park, demanding a fix, and warning visitors

A hiking shoe-clad foot is the latest to be discovered on British Columbian shores

And we're giving away a stack of Adventure Journals in print as thanks for taking our reader survey.

Whatever your experience, here's a chance to add your voice.

There's rare, there's astronomically rare, and there's infinitessimely rare.

Foes of federal land ownership are shifting tactics to weaken protection and favor industry.

NPS bows to public pressure, raises entrance fees far less than originally proposed

In major shift likely to transform outdoor gear, every one of the 1,000-plus companies it carries must conform.

Public outcry against dramatic entrance fee increases appears to sway Zinke and NPS officials

Outdoor industry braces for big cost increases after new tariffs on Chinese imports.

With Trump in the Oval office, Sen. Lisa Murkowski is finally making headway on her development plans.

Cherished Montana boot and sandal brand sells for $75 million but expects to remain in Bozeman.

Patagonia and local activists dig in their heels to protect pristine Balkan watersheds.

Sudan died surrounded by people who loved him, and while the species is on the edge of extinction, there's a [...]