Category Archives: Conservation Efforts

The Sacred Place Where Life Begins—A Documentary to Protect the Arctic Refuge

A Q&A with Kristin Gates and Jeremy La Zelle, Producers of the Documentary: “The Sacred [...]

More Than Gold

Packrafting Idaho’s South Fork of the Salmon Plus, Why American Rivers Calls it One of [...]

Wild and Scenic Montana! – East Rosebud Creek Newly Designated

What Makes a River “Wild and Scenic” and Why East Rosebud Creek in Montana Deserves [...]

Clean Boat, Clean Waterways

Techniques for Cleaning Your Packraft to Keep Our Waterways Free of Invasive Species By R. [...]

Pristine & Untouched – A Photographer Shares Arctic Refuge Photos – 5000 Miles of Wild

Adventure Photographer & Conservationist Mollie Foster Shares Photos & Her Love for the Arctic National [...]

Saving a Local Favorite, Fossil Creek, AZ – A 5000 Miles of Wild Story

Chris Ramias on His Love of Fossil Creek & His Efforts to Conserve this One-of-a-Kind [...]

5000 Miles of Wild: Share Your Story & Get The Chance to Win a Paddle

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by Sharing Your River [...]

Rolling Back Escalante National Monument: The Impacts to the Packrafting Community

Recent Efforts by President Trump and Utah’s Representatives Could Impact Access to One of the [...]

Life & Glaciers in the Furthest Reaches of South America’s Patagonia

Patagonia’s Untold Stories About Bugs, Rafts, and Rivers R. Isaí Madriz is a Fulbright-National Geographic [...]

Conservationist, Adventurer, Alpacka Raft Legacy Ambassador – A Q&A with Brad Meiklejohn

Brad Meiklejohn’s passion for wild places drives him to not only explore the world’s most [...]