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Book Excerpt: David Guterson’s “Turn Around Time”
David Guterson, famous for his best-selling 1994 novel “Snow Falling on Cedars,” has always been drawn to mountains. Guterson, 63, has channeled that passion...
Logging and proposed mining in B.C. headwaters threaten the Skagit River
Story and photos by Oliver Lazenby
Before we see our destination, we smell it. We’re walking a new logging road through an ancient forest; the...
Women’s Work: Making a living on the mountain
By Katie Griffith
As the snow melts on Mt. Baker, hikers, climbers and campers head to the hills. Roads clear of debris, trails dry and...
Protect Our Winters launches in Canada
By Oliver Lazenby
Winter is important to Canadians – think ice hockey, snowmobiling and some of the best skiing on the planet.
So with Protect...
Vamos Outdoors Project: A creative approach to immersive language learning
By Benjamin Whitney
When the nonprofit Whatcom Day Academy closed its doors in 2015, Andy Basabe, a language and environmental education teacher at the school,...
A Year in the Life of a Glacier: A skier’s research...
By Elizabeth Kimberly
Early May
The birds chirp a dawn chorus and the winter rain has diminished. The disparity between the snowy alpine and the verdant...
Feast on Spring: A guide to eating seasonally
By Jacqueline Thompson
As the cozy months of long nights, hearty meals and hot drinks come to an end, windows and doors fly open and...
Leave No Trace, updated for the digital era
By Jason D. Martin
In 2014, a bandit was on the loose in our public lands. For 26 days, this bandit raced through seven national...
Bird Watching for Beginners: A convenient way to connect with nature
By Oliver Lazenby | Photos by Eric Ellingson
Birds are the living descendants of dinosaurs, heralds of seasonal change and wanderers in a global ecosystem....
