On April 27th, Outdoor Nation announced in an email to partners and supporters of the organization that it will discontinue the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge beginning in the fall of 2018. The month-long Campus Challenge, which ran every fall from 2014-2017, was popular among outdoor programs across the country. The initiative, described on the Outdoor Nation website as “a Mother-Nature-meets-March-Madness …
Climate Change: Effects on our Outdoor Livelihood
The sun is beating down on all of us excited tourists as we deboard the alpine train. An idyllic scene greets us; layers of tall pines and alpine flowers line the surrounding mountains. Ahead, a thunderous river grinds through the valley floor on the left, while adjacently an even gravel path gently snakes into the distance. The path leads to Morteratsch …
Anthem to the women of the wild
For many women in the United States and in countries around the world, the past few months have been highlighted with women marching and standing strong together. With the recent celebration of International Women’s Day, I felt the urge to share my own inspiration of women in the outdoors. You don’t need to look far to see the women out …