News from the outdoors industry
Utah representative Rob Bishop got his way on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Now, he has his sights set on a bigger target: taking apart the law that created them. From the moment that President Barack Obama proclaimed Bears Ears National Monument, Rep. Rob Bishop was among the new preserve’s loudest critics. On December 4,…
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When three parks in Alaska were on the brink of closure, Valdez Adventure Alliance stepped in to help. In 2017, Valdez Adventure Alliance reopened a 7-mile segment of the Shoup Bay Trail for the first time in 5 years.At its best, the Shoup Bay Trail is a sampler of what makes Alaska great. For 10…
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Sensitive and hazardous areas would likely close. A sign informs visitors of a closure at Yosemite during the government shutdown in October 2013.When the federal government shut down in October 2013, the National Park Service was hit hard. With no funding, the agency temporarily shuttered more than 400 parks, from popular outdoors destinations like Yellowstone to the…
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The DOI’s plan to open up more of America’s waters for drilling has conservation groups worried, but the government says their concern is misplaced. Gulf Islands National SeashoreSediment from the Appalachian Mountains washing into the Gulf of Mexico for a million years has sprouted a chain of barrier islands off the coast of Florida and…
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Paul Daniel Smith was reprimanded for pressuring subordinates to let Daniel Snyder sidestep agency rules. Paul Daniel SmithThe new acting director of the National Park Service is a 31-year veteran of the agency who once received a reprimand after an investigation found that he misused his authority by permitting the billionaire owner of an NFL…
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The bill is a response to the White House’s rollback of protections for Utah public lands. The Trump administration plans a drastic reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) joined 16 other democratic senators this week to introduce a bill that would legally codify the boundaries of more than…
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**A quick note: Y’all are weekend warriors, so you can appreciate our desire to make Valentine’s Day more action-packed. To start, we’re going to use Valentine as a verb. Our wit is cutting edge like that. Valentine’s Day was fun when we were kids. Remember the shoeboxes we decorated so all our classmates could deliver…
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LTA MANUFACTURING LLC OFFERS STORMASTER STORAGE DRAWERS AND BED SYSTEMS PACKAGES KANSAS CITY, Mo. – LTA Manufacturing LLC now manufactures the StorMaster Combo, which packages together two secure storage drawers beneath a 57″ wide LoadMaster bed system. Designed to provide unrivaled security and convenience, the StorMaster Combo is the perfect pickup bed accessory. Storage is…
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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine wildlife officials are conducting the largest statewide survey of bald eagles in the Pine Tree State in five years. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists and game warden pilots are conducting the survey of the iconic bird. It nearly disappeared from Maine in the 1970s, when there were only…
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Scouts BSA will begin to accept girls in 2019. The Boy Scouts of America announced today that it will change the name of its program for older youth from Boy Scouts to “Scouts BSA,” as the group prepares to open its ranks to girls and young women. The new name will take effect in February…
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