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June 27, 2016

Meet the new environmental advocates, a diverse generation of outdoor enthusiasts and activists forging their way in the conservation movement. In this special issue, eco-minded veterans, Latinos rising, and Hopi raft guides.

Feature

What if I’m not white?
What if I’m not white?
A former sports writer tries to find a place for himself in the outdoors.
Glenn Nelson Essay June 27, 2016 From the print edition
The grand plan to save the Yellowstone River
The grand plan to save the Yellowstone River
Can one man’s pie-in-the-sky idea save one of the West’s most iconic and underloved rivers?
Ben Goldfarb June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Editor's Note

It’s your land, too
It’s your land, too
Paul Larmer June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Current

Meet the badasses bringing outdoor rec to the people who pioneered it
Meet the badasses bringing outdoor rec to the people who pioneered it
More groups are focused on getting Native Americans outside.
Krista Langlois June 27, 2016 From the print edition
#whereisjose: The man forging a new path in the outdoors
#whereisjose: The man forging a new path in the outdoors
José González is tapping into Latinos’ passion for nature.
Glenn Nelson June 27, 2016 From the print edition
A new generation of warriors for the wild
A new generation of warriors for the wild
Sierra Club rec head Stacy Bare sees a role for veterans in conservation.
Brian Mockenhaupt June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Meet the new advocates for the West
Meet the new advocates for the West
A generation of young Western activists are using outdoor sports as a step towards conservation.
Paige Blankenbuehler and Josh Zaffos June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Meet the group that’s turning artists into nature’s advocates
Meet the group that’s turning artists into nature’s advocates
In the backcountry, an experiment in using art to elevate environmental issues.
Sarah Gilman June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Exploding oil train, heroin highways and the EPA’s civil rights record
Exploding oil train, heroin highways and the EPA’s civil rights record
HCN.org news in brief
Staff June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Essays

Nature’s worth, through filmmakers’ eyes
Nature’s worth, through filmmakers’ eyes
A new wave of outdoor films encompass both conservation and adventure.
Krista Langlois June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Conversation

Diversity in the outdoors, one hashtag at a time
Diversity in the outdoors, one hashtag at a time
A conversation with Teresa Baker, founder of Hike Like a Girl.
Glenn Nelson Interview June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Book Reviews

See the vanishing rest stops of the American West
See the vanishing rest stops of the American West
A review of “The Last Stop” and a look at iconic roadside waypoints.
Lyndsey Gilpin Photos June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

The West’s best buy-one-get-one free, leopard on the loose and a fatal moment of thoughtlessness
The West’s best buy-one-get-one free, leopard on the loose and a fatal moment of thoughtlessness
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Dear Friends

A skipped issue, and a farewell to Bill Mitchell
A skipped issue, and a farewell to Bill Mitchell
Paige Blankenbuehler June 27, 2016 From the print edition

Letters

Women firefighters — not as strong but more deliberate
John Walker June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Questions of preservation
Ben Wickham June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Hazardous conditions
Eric Mills June 27, 2016 From the print edition
An earned rebuke
Dick Shohet June 27, 2016 From the print edition
Silverton needs a new vision
Tom Ribe June 27, 2016 From the print edition
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