Article 1: Travel

Article & Photo by Paul Riciputi

Wind hurtles up the Emmons glacier, backhanding our tents as it heads for the summit. The snow has frozen our tent stakes into the glacier, and hopefully the tent with it. It might still be here when we get back down....

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Article 2: Travel

 

Where: MOAB, UTAH

When: Year round but best in fall or spring

National and State Parks: Arches, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point

Day Hike: Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park

Multi-Day Hike: Elephant Canyon/Druid Arch in Canyonlands National Park

Munchies: Eddie McStiffs MicroBrewery, Eklecticafe

Article 3: Environment

Hidden away in southwestern Wyoming lies one of the most unique and spectacular landscapes in North America – The Red Desert. A wondrous and incredible place, dotted with rainbow-colored hoodoos...

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Article 4: Conservation

  By Julie Gustafson, National Wildlife Federation

Here are a few tips to practice conservation in your own yard. 

• Plant native plants that provide the best food for wildlife! Check out: www.enature.com to find out more. 
• Put a rain barrel under one of your gutter spouts from the roof and collect rain water to irrigate your garden. 
• Leave a dead tree, plant shrubs or tall grasses to provide cover and protection to a variety of wildlife species. 
• Eliminate chemical pesticides and fertilizers. 
• Compost
• Use mulch
• Provide places for wildlife to engage in courtship, mate and raise young, such as mature trees, a water garden, burrows, thicket areas or nest boxes.

The National Wildlife Federation certifies Wildlife Habitat Projects done by people like you, in their own yards and neighborhoods. This year marks the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF’s) 70^th anniversary and the goal is to certify 70,000 Habitats by the years end. You can help by making small changes to your landscape that benefit wildlife and certifying your yard with NWF as an official Wildlife Habitat.