Connections between humans and our ecosystems are vital for a healthy environment. Whether nature inspires our path, provides us refuge, or protects us from the elements, we can’t fight for our planet without connecting to it. In this issue, we explore the ways that connection is formed and why it is so powerful, plus spotlight the many people working to make outdoor connections safe, accessible, and equitable.
Look carefully and you’ll find nature — and the health benefits it brings — in the most unexpected places.
Even small touches of nature inside our homes can make us healthier and more resilient to climate change.
Missoula is building community and solidarity among nature-seeking people of color with an outdoors-inclusion program that could be a model for other cities.
Postcards from a world worth saving: Read the stories of the outdoor adventures, encounters, and connections that inspired climate and justice leaders.
The First Nations Version of the New Testament places humans within, rather than above, the natural world.
Researchers are using 3D modeling, virtual reality, and other technologies to introduce anyone with an internet connection to some of the planet’s most mysterious, and threatened, locations.
These communities are reviving their cultural traditions to sustain body, mind, and planet.
The expert forager explains how to get started and details the many benefits that she says make it well worth the effort.
Teamwork has allowed me to confidently hike, bike, climb, and build relationships with incredible parts of our natural world. Everyone deserves access to the outdoors.
When the natural world inspires engineering projects, the results can both protect us from climate impacts and center the needs of frontline communities.
The key, says Makela Elvy, is to check biases, stay away from assumptions, and ‘really lean into that wonder.’
‘I was learning what resilience really meant’: One man’s journey from drug dealer to career conservationist.
Meet the 50 visionaries on this year’s list — all regular people who also happen to be sustainability stars. They hail from all walks of life and every part of the country. Simply put, these are ordinary people who are achieving extraordinary things.
In this issue, we look at the big ideas and innovations that will drive the conversation around climate in 2022, from advances in agronomy to the powerful reason activists won’t give up on a better future.
Climate and justice work is not a solo mission. In this issue, Fix explores the relationships that make these critical efforts possible, and the ways new approaches to mentorship are upending old power structures.
