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How has fire transformed Australia’s wilderness?

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date April 1, 2020

It’s not clear how eucalyptus forests and other habitats have changed, and what kind of wildlife they will support.

Read: How Australia’s Wilderness Is Recovering From Wildfires | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine

  • Tags Australia, Earth Optimism, Ecology, fire, wildfire

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Recreation

Commune with the chaos in the snow

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 31, 2020

If, like me, you’re resisting the urge to go out into the snow, why not read about the ways it can kill you?

Read: Snow Science Against the Avalanche | The New Yorker

  • Tags Avalanches, climate change, Earthquakes, Science, Snow, Switzerland, The Alps, Utah

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Recreation

Can Lynx and humans coexist in the backcountry?

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 29, 2020

As soon as we manage to gauge our impact on wildlife as outdoorists, it changes.

Read: Will we ever know rec’s true impact on wildlife? (Out of bounds) — High Country News – Know the West

  • Tags backcountry, wildlife

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Lifestyle

Outdoors in place – a visual guide

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 26, 2020

The message remains ‘stay near home’, but this take on it includes an infographic for the visually-oriented.

Read: Global Pandemic and Keeping it Local

  • Tags Learn, pandemic, shelterinplace

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Recreation

Are backcountry skiers contributing to bighorn sheep declines?

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 26, 2020

If so, are we capable of self-restraint to conserve wildlife?

Read: When the love of skiing endangers wildlife (Competitor of conscience) — High Country News – Know the West

  • Tags backcountryskiing, wildlife

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Lifestyle

Find sanity outdoors, but near home

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 24, 2020

How should we practice outdoorism in the presence of COVID-19?

Source: As COVID-19 spreads, how do you ethically get outdoors?

  • Tags isolation, shelterinplace

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Biodiversity

Need a break? Explore the Wall of Birds

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 23, 2020

Interact with the epic mural, spanning 243 birds and 375 million years, at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Explore: Wall of Birds

  • Tags art, birds, evolution

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Public Lands

Will MAPLand legislation improve access to public lands?

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 21, 2020

Easement locations in particular could change the way we plan outdoor activities.

Read: Will MAPLand legislation improve access to public lands?

  • Tags easements, maps

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Recreation

Outdoor towns tell visitors to stay home

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date March 20, 2020

This is playing out in my neighborhood with Lake Tahoe towns, and I suspect all over the country.

Read: The danger of self-isolating from COVID-19 on public lands — High Country News – Know the West

  • Tags covid-19, socialdistancing

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Public Lands

Who funds public land privatization campaigns in western states?

  • Post author By scout
  • Post date February 26, 2020

Money Trails aims to shine a light on groups lobbying to privatize public lands in the west.

Read: State Research Focused on Colorado, Other Western States, Released Highlights Influence on Public Lands – Money Trails

  • Tags lobbying

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