hiking
June 13, 2025
Tick, tick...
UW researcher Alex Eisen helped Washington State develop a Tick Dashboard, alerting hikers to the pests.
May 11, 2021
The adventure gap
Money isn’t the only challenge. Racist and classist gatekeeping of hiking spaces also impedes the ability to access the outdoors.
June 10, 2020
On the trail with Craig Romano
Hiking book author Craig Romano, ’94, ’97, slowed down long enough to tell us about his passion for nature.
March 1, 2019
Natural elixir
Spending time outside is a sure-fire way to feel better. But researchers still don't know why that is.
June 1, 1993
Trampling Paradise
Minor rule-breakers are causing much more damage to national parks than intentional vandalism, as much as $100 million, researchers say.