Where Salmon and Summer Collide
Visiting Rivers at Their Most Vulnerable There’s a certain magic to summer on the river.The sun hangs long, the water beckons, and everything feels alive.But beneath the surface (sometimes literally), our rivers are at their breaking point. This is the season when salmon return.And the season when we show up in record numbers, too. It’s…
Why We Built WildKind
A Manifesto for Adventurous Conservation We were tired of choosing. Between adventure and advocacy.Between play and protection.Between our love for wild rivers, alpine ridgelines, and powder mornings—and the gnawing truth that these places are changing. Fast. We didn’t want to be just another voice shouting protect the planet from the sidelines.We also didn’t want to…
The Myth of the Secret Spot
Why keeping it quiet doesn’t keep it safe I used to think I was doing the right thing. I wouldn’t share the name of that lake I loved. Wouldn’t post the trailhead. I’d zoom in on photos to crop out landmarks, scribble over geotags, protect it like it was a secret I had earned. Because…
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