The number of Americans now living in or around cities has reached an all-time high. Over 250 million, 75% of the total population, are residing in areas where wild spaces just don't exist. Read more

San Gabriel Mountains

Credit: Brad Schelton

Living in Los Angeles, the outdoors play a big role in improving my quality of life. I’m usually surrounded by traffic on freeways and crowded city streets, so a nearby escape to the San Gabriel Mountains is a chance to see peaceful forest views and breathe some fresh air. In Southern California, we are very fortunate to have the incredible San Gabriel Mountains. This is where millions of Southland residents like me go to picnic, hike, camp, fish and hunt.  Region:  California Read more

The oil and gas industry has had its eye on the Arctic Refuge for decades, but you can help protect it from drilling.

Credit: Lincoln Else

Decades of unrelenting calls from the oil industry to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may finally be stymied—if we act now.The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which manages the Arctic Refuge, is considering recommending wilderness designation for the refuge’s coastal plain, where oil and gas companies have lobbied to drill since the 1980s. Read more