In early summer, 1973, a diverse group of 17 Montana Wilderness Association members from around the country met at the Hyalite Peak Trailhead to walk to Specimen Creek in Yellowstone ...

Conservationists are restoring land along Battle Creek near the Sacramento River, planning new hiking trails and wildlife ...

The Big Cedar Wilderness, a 283-acre park site near Cedar Ridge Preserve acquired by the city, is now in the early stages of a master plan process to determine how the land will be used in the future.

Hiking trails, primitive camping, and paddling routes await in this Central Florida wetland rich with wildlife and accessible ...

To witness Montana's stunning natural features without crowds of people blocking the view, check out this huge protected ...

School closures are a hot topic in California as enrollment drops and costs rise. California has dozens of school districts with enrollments under 100 and higher-than-average expenses. Most are ...

In their book, “On the Loose,” Terry and Renny Russell write, “One of the best-paying professions is getting ahold of pieces of country in your mind, learning their smell and their moods, sorting out ...

Florence sits right on the Oregon Coast, where the Siuslaw River meets the Pacific Ocean. This town knows how to do sleepy ...

Yachats occupies a prime spot on Oregon’s central coast. The town calls itself the “Gem of the Oregon Coast,” which sounds ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It didn’t take long to replace Wilderness Exchange, the outdoor retailer set to shutter this Sunday after 26 years on Platte Street. By late April, Cripple ...

The state has agreed to pay $295,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a transgender woman who was housed in ...

STRAWBERRY, AZ (AZFamily) — A 25-year-old man drowned Sunday beneath a waterfall in the Fossil Creek Wilderness in central Arizona. Just before noon, deputies were dispatched to a reported drowning at ...