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Ready to Escape Into This Magical Treetop Orb?

Ready to Escape Into This Magical Treetop Orb?

Free Spirit Spheres resort in British Columbia knows there’s nothing quite like being in an orb in a tree canopy. They invite you to experience an enchanted rainforest vacation in a spherical suspended treehouse. The year-round, adult-only resort on Vancouver Island features three hanging handmade orbs, which you can rent for $175 per night. The […]

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    The World’s Happiest and Greenest Countries

    The World’s Happiest and Greenest Countries

    By Ariana López Peña Costa Rica was the most environmentally advanced and happiest place on Earth last year, followed by Mexico, Colombia, Vanuatu and Vietnam. So concluded the Happy Planet Index, which recently released its 2016 ranking of “where in the world people are using ecological resources most efficiently to live long, happy lives.” That […]

    America’s Most Outstanding Landscapes Need Your Help

    America’s Most Outstanding Landscapes Need Your Help

    By Jason Mark If you’ve ever stood on the rim of the Grand Canyon and marveled at the awesome view of the gorge—unmarred by mines or machines—you have the Antiquities Act to thank. If you’ve ever walked the banks of Wyoming’s Snake River and taken in the sight of the stone towers at Grand Teton […]

    Outdoor Industry Leaders: ‘Enough Is Enough!’ Protect Our Public Lands

    Outdoor Industry Leaders: ‘Enough Is Enough!’ Protect Our Public Lands

    The most anticipated outdoor recreation event of the year just finished in Salt Lake City, Utah, where hundreds of outdoor brands from small business outfitters to industry pioneers like Patagonia and Black Diamond Equipment gathered to witness the cutting-edge in outdoor gear. OMG! Land Grab Congressman Now Wants #Trump to Abolish National Monuments https://t.co/ZdmAJo7HsN @CenterForBioDiv […]

    Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres

    Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres

    President Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to protect two large areas in the western U.S. The new Bears Ears National Monument in Utah preserves 1.35 million acres containing 100,000 significant Native American sites, while the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada sets aside 300,000 acres, also home to Indigenous archeological sites. Protection […]

    This Pipeline Would Cut Through America’s Most Celebrated Hiking Trail

    This Pipeline Would Cut Through America’s Most Celebrated Hiking Trail

    By Caroline Mosley The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline would carry natural gas 300 miles from northwest West Virginia to southern Virginia, crossing the Appalachian Trail and clearing trees on its way. Cutting through one of the most celebrated hiking trails in America, the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline threatens wildlife habitat, recreational lands and the health […]

    Nation’s Longest Rail-Trail Now Links St. Louis to Kansas City

    Nation’s Longest Rail-Trail Now Links St. Louis to Kansas City

    You can now walk or cycle across most of the state of Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon has opened a 47.5-mile extension to the Katy Trail, effectively creating one continuous hike-and-bike path from the St. Louis area to the outskirts of Kansas City. “You’ll be able to go 287 miles on an incredible asset,” Nixon told […]

    5 Reasons to Consider Moving to New Zealand Post-Trump

    5 Reasons to Consider Moving to New Zealand Post-Trump

    On election night, as the electoral map turned increasingly red, a swarm of Americans frantically searched the Internet for ways to flee Donald Trump‘s future presidential reign. So many of us visited Canada’s immigration site that it actually crashed. At the same time, the Guardian reported that the number of hits on New Zealand’s immigration […]

    My Month-Long Voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula

    My Month-Long Voyage to the Antarctic Peninsula

    By Ryan Dolan In August, I embarked on a journey that very few people will ever experience. Leaving the U.S. and a sultry summer behind, I traveled south almost as far as you can go, to the bottom of the world. At the southern tip of Chile, I boarded the Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. […]