Photo courtesy of NOAA When I am skiing and the snow ‘whoomphs’, it tells me something vital about stability, and I change course if I’m exposed to avalanche terrain. The climate is now telling us something vital about a set of risks to our communities and our...
Photo by Gretchen Powers As millions of people from the Outdoor State partake in their next adventure–from biking or birding to hiking or hunting–it presents an opportunity to contemplate how public will and political behavior relate to climate change. While civics...
Photos by Clayton Hermann POW Alliance Members Emily Harrington, a professional rock climber and mountaineer, and Adrian Ballinger, a professional mountaineer and skier have an impressive resume of first ascents and descents. Their expeditions have led them to the far...
Photo by Adam Clark Jumping into climate conversations can feel a bit like having a go at a new sport. It’s scary, uncomfortable, and uncertain. But it’s also worth it. Sometime late in the summer of 2012, I sat in a packraft, teetering through rolling...
In “The Conservative Environmentalist,” Benji Backer, long-time friend of POW and founder of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC), presents a compelling narrative that challenges traditional political divides by advocating for a more inclusive...
