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POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change. We are a community of athletes, scientists, creatives, and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations.
Protect your Powder Stash
Wherever you shred, extreme weather and warming winters are shortening your season.
Save your Local Crag
Fossil fuel development on our public lands means access to your favorite crags is dwindling.
Keep your Runner’s High
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Imperfect Advocacy
Instead of chasing perfection, pursue progress. The outdoor community has the passion, the information and the resources to make a difference now.
Graham Zimmerman
As one of the world's most accomplished alpinists, Graham finds himself flying and driving to the remote corners of the globe. But that doesn't stop him from advocating for carbon pricing.
Stephanie Howe
She might run for work and earn her turns, but Stephanie Howe still has a carbon footprint. That doesn't stop her from being a climate advocate.
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ADVOCATE MOTIVATION STUDY
In 2019, we embarked on a national consumer research project to fully understand how to increase the number and intensity of climate advocates by thoroughly understanding the motivations of outdoor enthusiasts, and how they can be convinced to do something that we now know is very hard for them to do: fully engage as advocates for policy changes that will alleviate the worst effects of climate change.
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Cost of Carbon Tool
We don’t believe that having a carbon footprint should ever preclude you from becoming a climate advocate.
Instead of chasing perfection, pursue progress by offsetting the carbon footprint of your adventures and learn the value of advocating for the outdoor places and experiences that you love.
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2018 ECONOMIC REPORT
The impacts of climate change are hitting the U.S. winter sports tourism industry particularly hard.
This report examines the ways in which warming winters are impacting the economic contributions of winter snowsports tourism to U.S. national and state-level economies.
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Protecting your playground starts with a pledge. We’ll hold you to it by giving you the tools and resources you need to vote with confidence this November.
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Take Action On National Voter Registration Day
This Tuesday, September 22, is a huge day for the Outdoor State. Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day. What is that, you ask? National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday that, in short,...
Summer 2020 Reveals the Impact of Climate Change on Outdoor Enthusiasts
Words: Donny O'Neill Summer is arguably the best time of the year to connect to the outdoor spaces we love—the weather is warm, the trails are clear of snow, and waterways are flowing once again. The months between...
Climate and Race: Protect Our Winter’s Next Steps
Protect Our Winters, its staff and our Board of Directors have been deeply troubled by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others. We stand in solidarity with indigenous peoples,...
Fires Have Closed The Forests On The West Coast
Words: Dillon Osleger - POW Athlete Alliance Member | Photo: Tyler Nutter The west coast of the US is ablaze. Fire–the natural balancing act of healthy forest and grassland ecosystems—is now responding to modern...
America’s backcountry belongs to all of us. And that’s why we need to do everything we can to include everyone in our fight against climate change.
Make a plan to vote through the link in our bio. Then tell someone else.
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We'd like to give a shout out to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her leadership on the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan, which aims to "protect Michiganders' public health and the environment and help develop new clean energy jobs by putting Michigan on a path towards becoming fully carbon-neutral by 2050."
There is a lot of work that still needs to be done, but we want to thank the Governor @gewhitmer for her leadership and sticking to the climate-focused promises she made!
POW looks forward to focusing on similar campaigns in the future, and supporting positive action!
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It’s National Voter Registration Day!!! Wherever you live and whatever your passions, your favorite outdoor spaces need you this November. ⠀
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So….REGISTER. Link in our bio takes you to our Make A Plan To Vote Tool, where you can check your registration, request an absentee ballot, or find your nearest polling place. ⠀
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If you’ve already made a plan, kudos to you. Now tag three #OutdoorState friends and get them to do it too.⠀
We come to you after a weekend spent remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG), a titan whose positive impact on the United States, specifically women's rights and gender equality, cannot be overstated.
We'd like to take a moment to salute RBG's long history of ruling in favor of the environment as well, including upholding the Clean Water Act and leading a majority ruling that upheld a rule limiting air pollution across state lines.
RBG advocated for the outdoor world time and again, and now is your chance to do so, too.
Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day - a nonpartisan civic holiday that, in short, celebrates our nation’s democracy by spreading awareness about the different ways to register to vote. Learn more about National Voter Registration day in the blog post in the link in our bio!
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No matter where we come from, the one thing that unites all members of the #OutdoorState is our love of the land. It’s our common grounds. And it’s why we must all make a plan to vote in this election.
