Photos by POW Creative Alliance member Jayme Dittmar It’s a frigid morning at Toolik Field Station on Alaska’s North Slope. Hoarfrost glitters across the snow surface, and the low sun paints the tundra in soft watercolor hues. My breath clouds the air as we load up...
Photo by Paul “Wolfe” Wilson The federal government opened the first of five new lease sales in Alaska’s Western Arctic on March 18th. President Warren Harding signed an executive order in 1923 setting aside a vast swath of Alaska’s North Slope as...
Photos by Creative Alliance member Ming T. Poon Last week, Protect Our Winters and the Alaskan Wilderness League showed up on Capitol Hill with receipts…74 pages of them. We hand-delivered a 74-page petition calling for permanent protections, putting thousands of...
Inside the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska, where Indigenous sovereignty, fossil fuel ambition, and climate collapse converge on America’s largest public lands. Photos by Paul Wilson Author’s Note: POW Alliance member Len Necefer The National Petroleum...
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 Donny O’Neill Eight years ago, at the Montana Rally for Public Lands 2017, I stood at a podium set up in the State Capitol Rotunda and felt the energy of one thousand fellow anglers, hunters, skiers, hikers, river rafters, and others in the outdoor...
