Videos
Rare and Raw: Wild Wolverine Video
Wolverines are exceedingly rare. It’s estimated that less than 250 of them still roam the Lower 48, almost exclusively in the rugged Rocky Mountains and North Cascades in the West.
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Alaska
Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge, A Must See
In 2015, I had the privilege of joining an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Photo Safari for a spectacular 14-day tour of Alaska’s natural highlights. This unique nature tour included stops in Anchorage, Kenai Fjords and Katmai National Park.
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Videos
Video: Finding the Words to Define “Wilderness”
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines wilderness as “a wild and natural area in which few people live.” It’s a simple explanation that succeeds in giving you an idea of the word’s meaning. But the term wilderness has come to encompass a much broader concept.
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News & More
What Size Wilderness?
Scarface is dead. Otherwise known as Bear No. 211, the Yellowstone National Park bruin was shot and killed just outside the park in Gallatin National Forest in November 2015. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed the death just two weeks ago, on April 25, 2016.
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Travel Tales
Travel Tale: Glacier National Park and the Promise of a Highway
Before I took my first trip to Glacier National Park, I had pretty high expectations for one of its most famous features, Going-to-the-Sun Road. I would think that a highway with a name like that would carry me from the Earth into the sky—or at the very least, make me feel that way.
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Conservation
Protected Areas Bring in $600 Billion, So Why Cut Funds?
Across the United States, more than 715 million acres of wild lands in thousands of holdings are protected, thanks to measures such as the Wilderness Act of 1964.
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Nature & Wildlife
New Year: Top 10 Things I Learned about Nature in 2014
The year 2014 is now in its final hours.Traditionally, during these last, waning days, we look back on what kind of year we just had, what we accomplished and what we could have done better.
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Nature & Wildlife
50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act: the Meaning of Wilderness by 10 American Authors
Tomorrow, September 3, 2014, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. In 1964, the bill that created the act passed the Senate by a vote of 73–12 and the House by 373–1.
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Conservation
Why Wilderness Matters: The Wilderness Act Turns 50
An experience of the world’s vanishing wild places is the heart of what we offer at Natural Habitat Adventures.
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Videos
Places of Peace: Video of Veterans in the Wilderness
From the moment I read John Muir’s sentiment about going to the mountains—that “thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, overcivilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity…”―I have tried to do just that at least once a year.
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Travel Tips
Are Paper Maps Obsolete?
Interstate rest stops are some of my favorite places when it comes to getting ideas for new adventures. Inside their doors are racks filled with printed brochures and colorful maps that promise excitement just down the road.
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Travel Tips
New Outdoor Apps—Bring Them with You Outdoors
It’s less than a week before Christmas, and I’ll bet by now you’re beginning to feel “gadgeted out,” tired of being bombarded with all of the e-mail, internet and TV ads for nifty electronics, smartphones, e-readers and apps. I think nature lovers, in particular, feel the commercialization of the holidays even more than others.