Movies like Cast Away and Life of Pi showcase the power of the human spirit, with characters surviving the elements through ...

Here is Statesman Journal outdoors reporter Zach Urness' guide to hiking and fishing the Mount Washington wilderness.

Seattle-area hikers heading out for a crisp fall jaunt will have to cross Talapus Lake off the list for the next few weeks ...

Northern Lights dance across the night sky in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Waters in this wilderness have remained so clean and free of contaminants that visitors can drink directly from ...

Conservation organizations allege in a new lawsuit that the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest is failing to protect ...

This story appears in the September 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Fred Lavigne is looking for a tree. It’s a beautifully clear day, with a sky the deep blue of delftware. Though the ...

Fifty years ago Wednesday, Lyndon Johnson strolled out to the Rose Garden, pressed a fountain pen between the fingers of his hefty right hand and signed into law the highest level of protection ever ...