Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
When I First Fell For The Arctic
(This piece is posted with permission from the Patagonia Cleanest Line blog.) Nathaniel Wilder’s photography work takes him back to the Arctic year after year: to an Iñupiat whaling village on the Chukchi Sea, for a honeymoon traverse through the Gates of the Arctic, to a village of Gwich’in caribou hunters on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s…
Read MoreHow Two Tribal Women Are Fighting To Protect The Arctic From Oil Drilling
(This post originally appeared on AlterNet.) The Gwich’in people of Alaska and Northern Canada have fought for three decades to protect the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling and other threats.
Read MoreIt’s Time To Permanently Protect The Arctic Ocean
In November, President Obama took the bold step of removing the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans from the five-year offshore leasing plan for 2017-2022, which included one proposed lease in the Chukchi Sea and one in the Beaufort Sea.
Read MoreGranting Refuge
(This post originally appeared on the Patagonia Cleanest Line blog.) Patagonia customers love the outdoors, and there’s no better way to make sure that America’s public lands and waters remain wild for our kids and grandkids than by supporting organizations that work hard to keep them that way.
Read MoreWild And Remote, Alaska’s Western Arctic Is Nonetheless At Risk
Tucked away in the northwest corner of Alaska, the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (Reserve) is a hidden jewel overflowing with life and jaw-dropping vistas.
Read MoreIt Begins With The Sea. And If We’re Not Careful, That’s Where It All Will End.
(Written by Alaska Wilderness League Guardian and author John Copp. John is a former software engineer who has spent many years fishing Bristol Bay, and studying marine life and subsistence hunting. John’s new novel is an action-thriller about saving imperiled goose populations on Alaska’s Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge.)
Read MoreToothless: More Proposed Drilling In The Western Arctic
(Written by Dave Shreffler. Shreffler is a restoration ecologist and photographer. His photos of the Western Arctic were featured in an exhibit on Capitol Hill in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building in 2014. This piece originally appeared in The Hill.)
Read MoreOutdoor Retailers Love The Arctic Refuge!
(This post originally appeared on Huffington Post Green.) I’m back from an amazing Outdoor Retailer Summer Show in Salt Lake City — invigorated by everyone’s Arctic Refuge passion found throughout the Giant Salt Palace and across the street at KEENfest!
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