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Environmental Issues

Welcome to the Environmental Issues forum! This is the place to talk about conservation, sustainability, and how backpacking impacts the environment. Topics range from managing crowded trails and new national monuments to environmental policies and protecting public lands.

Please see the sticky thread below for guidelines about contentious issues in this forum.

This forum has 109 topics, 1,526 replies, and was last updated 1 week, 2 days ago by Jon Fong / Flat Cat Gear.

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- Guidelines for Discussing Legislation Without Political Arguments
  Started by Matthew / BPL
- Posts 19
- Last Post 10 months, 2 weeks ago
  Terran Terran
- CLIMATE CHANGE & NEW PATTERNS
  Started by Eric Blumensaadt
- Posts 2
- Last Post 1 week, 2 days ago
  Jon Fong / Flat Cat Gear
- BLM Moves to Roll Back Public Lands Rule
  Started by Terran Terran
- Posts 5
- Last Post 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  Terran Terran
- Do you forage?
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 16
- Last Post 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  Dave @ Oware
- Lawsuit claims Gore-Tex poisoned drinking water near Maryland facilities
  Started by Roger Caffin
- Posts 9
- Last Post 4 months ago
  Doug M
- Washington to Scrap the Roadless Rules for National Forest and BLM lands
  Started by Bruce Tolley
- Posts 5
- Last Post 4 months, 1 week ago
  Terran Terran
- Fire sale of BLM and NFS lands 1 2
  Started by Arthur
- Posts 41
- Last Post 6 months, 4 weeks ago
  sbennett3705
- Federal employees whose jobs directly affect our public lands and hiking
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 14
- Last Post 9 months, 1 week ago
  Jerry Adams
- Live camera of nesting Bald Eagles
  Started by jscott
- Posts 6
- Last Post 10 months, 1 week ago
  Terran Terran
- Crowds–they’re evreywhere 1 2
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 27
- Last Post 1 year ago
  Paul Wagner
- New Monument (Nick’s backyard)
  Started by Terran Terran
- Posts 16
- Last Post 1 year ago
  Terran Terran
- Maryland sues maker of Gore-Tex, alleging decades of pollution
  Started by Roger Caffin
- Posts 11
- Last Post 1 year ago
  Adam
- Saving our public lands
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 13
- Last Post 1 year, 2 months ago
  Paul Wagner
- Packed trail
  Started by Terran Terran
- Posts 16
- Last Post 1 year, 3 months ago
  Jeff McWilliams
- How can we get backpackers to wash their hands? 1 2
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 41
- Last Post 1 year, 3 months ago
  Sarah Kirkconnell
- AT in North Carolina
  Started by Monte Masterson
- Posts 5
- Last Post 1 year, 3 months ago
  Jeff McWilliams
- Condors
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 10
- Last Post 1 year, 3 months ago
  Dan
- Ackerman Meadow
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 4
- Last Post 1 year, 4 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- WAG Bags for Poop Packing 1 2
  Started by David Gardner
- Posts 35
- Last Post 1 year, 5 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- poop bags on mt everest
  Started by Jerry Adams
- Posts 1
- Last Post 1 year, 5 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- Explore Act in Congress
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 7
- Last Post 1 year, 9 months ago
  Terran Terran
- Bringing back dangerous animals
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 16
- Last Post 1 year, 10 months ago
  HkNewman
- Freezer Bag Cooking – Adverse Health Impact?
  Started by Richard Nisley
- Posts 20
- Last Post 1 year, 11 months ago
  Thomas U
- The summer vacation is over as we know it (CNN op)
  Started by HkNewman
- Posts 11
- Last Post 2 years ago
  Sarah Kirkconnell
- Roman Dial in the news
  Started by Jerry Adams
- Posts 8
- Last Post 2 years ago
  Jerry Adams

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