The 2017 Patagonia Books Tracking Gobi Grizzlies helped focus interest on the bears’ struggle to endure in the modern world. This update paints a picture of what happened next, while also serving as a lead-in to a new book about redefining our relationship with nature. Read the update from Doug Chadwick here: festivalwalk
The science is clear. The catastrophic fires burning in the West make the risks undeniable. The US needs to rapidly transition away from fossil fuels and invest in a green economy and all the good jobs that will come with it. Vote climate deniers out of office. Make a plan to vote through the link in bio. #makeaplantovote
Encompassing more than 1,000,000 acres along the US-Canada border, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in peril. Aided by the Trump administration, a Chilean company is pushing for an irresponsible, dangerous and toxic sulfide-ore copper mine on the park’s boundary. Join Patagonia ambassador Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate as he paddles through the BWCAW to give voice to a silent, pristine place.
While filming the documentary Public Trust, producer Jeremy Hunter Rubingh took notes, eventually hoping to write about what he observed. What is hinted at in the film, but portrayed in detail in this piece, is the hard and often thankless work done by dedicated individuals to protect our public lands. This story is part thank-you note to those individuals and part love letter to our 640 million acres of shared land.
From disaster to data: Colorado’s 2019 avalanche season felled an unprecedented number of trees. Learn how a team of avalanche experts—with chainsaws and big lungs—spent a summer in the backcountry collecting tree ring samples to help them better understand avalanche and climate change patterns. Read Laura Yale's story on The Cleanest Line here: festivalwalk
