Wild Living

Live your one wild and precious life: get outside, explore the natural world, be true to yourself, learn new things.

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The Trump Administration removed an exhibit about slavery from a national park site. The public outrage should inspire all of us to hope.

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Travel, novel experiences, and nature have all been shown by science to have a beneficial impact on our mental health. 

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The Trump Administration is trying to censor history, but they are fighting against human nature. Science explains why.

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Research has shown that in a mature forest plants don't compete: they collaborate. We must learn to share like forests do.

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The Trump Administration wants to eliminate hundreds of America's national historical and cultural parks. Here's why.

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Trans Americans are Americans. Their stories should be included in NPS history, and, until recently, they were.

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What's in my bag? As a former national park ranger, here’s what I take for a day hike, including a few items that might surprise you.

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How can you be a respectful national park visitor while parks are experiencing staffing shortages or other crises? Here are seven tips.

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To build a wall in parks--that was the threat the first time Donald Trump was president. Now he is threatening the parks themselves.

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There are countless Native American cultural sites for visitors to explore in the Pacific Northwest. Here are some of the best.

Discover national parks that celebrate American Latino heritage, a community whose stories and culture are woven into the fabric of America.

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"What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" The line is not a call to action, but a call to inaction. A call to be free.