Nikki Smith is a climber, photographer, illustrator, and outdoor storyteller who’s spent more than 30 years immersed in wild places—and just as long advocating for their protection. A member of the POW Athlete Alliance, Nikki uses her art to spark connection and...
Photo by Creative Alliance member Jake Burchmore Every day, every hour, sometimes every minute, it feels like there is a new shocking headline rolling through our news feeds. A disruptive policy change or a statement so absurd it dominates social media for 48 hours....
Photos by Beau Dahler On the Fort Belknap Reservation in northern Montana, home to the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes, grazing agriculture is a primary industry due to the predominant arid grassland ecosystem that spans its 670,000 acres. The patchwork of fenced...
Photo by Adam Clark Some tools from a sociologist (and dinosaurs) to help us understand Many of us who worry about current and pending impacts from climate change held our breaths knowing the US Presidential election result could either propel us forward – or...
Photo by Donny O’Neill 97% of climate scientists researching climate change agree that it’s happening and that it’s human-caused. Data shows that humans have put two trillion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that it’s changing the planet....
Photo by Micheli Oliver Last week I was at a climate leadership summit with powerful individuals from the outdoor industry. In this room, full of predominantly white men and a few women representing an elite class of climbers, skiers, Olympians, etc, the question was...
