agriculture , blog , California water , San Joaquin delta , Water , wildforclimate Good to the Last Crop: How Big Ag is Draining California's Future California's agricultural giants consume 40% of the state's water while contributing just 3% to its GDP. This investigative report reveals how comp... Read article
Fake Snow, Real Impact 🏂: The True Cost of Perfect Powder That perfect powder shot for the feed? Let’s talk about what’s really behind your winter wonderland. ❄️ It takes 200,000 gallons of water to creat... Read article
climate change US Beef Demands are Destroying the Amazon. In the Amazon, extensive cattle ranching is the number one culprit of deforestation in virtually every Amazon country, and it accounts for 80% of g... Read article
classes , events Inaugural LA Climate Week! Intro to Ultralight Backpacking Class 🏕️ Who's excited for the first ever LA Climate Week! We're kicking things off on 9/8 with our Intro to Ultralight Backpacking Class at the Rattlesnake... Read article
blog , resole project The Launch of the Resole Project We launched The Resole Project as part of an initiative to cultivate circularity within the sport of climbing. One of the biggest hurdles climbers ... Read article
apparel , microplastics pollution Mitigating Microplastic Pollution: ELI Program Scholar Lily Poehler’s Work on The Microfiber Initiative By Tia Trinh for The Bottom Line UCSB Executive Content Editor In 2019, UC Santa Barbara launched the Environmental Leadership Incubator (ELI) ... Read article
Outdoor Minimalist Podcast I was recently invited to chat with Meg Carney founder, host and producer of the Outdoor Minimalist podcast. 🎙️🏕️. As soon as I heard the name of ... Read article
backpacking , bring the outdoors in , climate change , climbing , dogs , education , equality , gender , leave no trace , meetthewriter , non-binary , Outdoorist blog , women in nature Meet the Contributor: Rowan Waller Everyone has a voice, and everyone has something to teach each other. I hope that through my writing I can impact and encourage others to feel “see... Read article
Who's Fighting California Wildfires? Inmates in California have been involved in fighting wildfires for many years. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR... Read article
What's Next?: Is Regenerative Farming the Answer? According to a recent research report released by Polaris Market Research, the global regenerative meat market size & share was valued at USD 9... Read article
backpacking , journal , NOLS , outdoorist , Outdoorist blog , WFR , wilderness first responder , wilderness medicine NOLS Wilderness First Responder Back in August, I took the plunge and registered for the WFR class in Tahoe and I have zero regrets. It was a 9 day intensive course with every day... Read article
backpacking , backpacking with dogs , hiker trash , tahoe , tahoe rim , thru hiker Backpacking Tahoe Rim with Dogs Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey with your furry companions as we explore backpacking the Tahoe Rim with dogs. Read article