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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.

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This forum has 105 topics, 1,467 replies, and was last updated 4 days, 2 hours ago by Terran Terran.

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- Dammed if you do Damned if you don’t
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 1
- Last Post 1 year, 10 months ago
  obx hiker
- Dry winter ahead in the Sierra
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 7
- Last Post 1 year, 10 months ago
  Glen L
- Disappearing Sierra glaciers
  Started by jscott
- Posts 1
- Last Post 1 year, 11 months ago
  jscott
- The Malthusians Are Back. 1 2 3 4
  Started by W I S N E R !
- Posts 77
- Last Post 2 years ago
  HkNewman
- Leaf Blowers etc. 1 2
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 47
- Last Post 2 years, 1 month ago
  obx hiker
- Gila Wilderness Feral Cattle Problem
  Started by Jeffrey H
- Posts 5
- Last Post 2 years, 2 months ago
  HkNewman
- Soap in the water
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 14
- Last Post 2 years, 3 months ago
  BlackHatGuy
- Hell in much larger than a handbasket 1 2 3
  Started by BlackHatGuy
- Posts 60
- Last Post 2 years, 3 months ago
  Matthew / BPL
- Agencies with a sense of humor
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 6
- Last Post 2 years, 3 months ago
  David Thomas
- The PCT may become ‘all but impossible’ to hike as climate change intensifies
  Started by Jon Solomon
- Posts 8
- Last Post 2 years, 4 months ago
  Eric Blumensaadt
- Tamarack Fire Restoration Project
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 1
- Last Post 2 years, 6 months ago
  Paul Wagner
- New Documentary Film about Female Range Riders (Cowgirls) in Mountain West
  Started by Bruce Tolley
- Posts 6
- Last Post 2 years, 6 months ago
  Eric Blumensaadt
- USA Today on Yosemite
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 1
- Last Post 2 years, 7 months ago
  Paul Wagner
- “Putty” to fill in tree carvings?
  Started by Marcus
- Posts 8
- Last Post 2 years, 7 months ago
  DWR D
- Fire Season
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 6
- Last Post 2 years, 9 months ago
  Paul Wagner
- The ecological impact of designated camping sites? 1 2
  Started by chris w
- Posts 43
- Last Post 2 years, 10 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- Bears Ears – Grand Staircase Grand News
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 7
- Last Post 2 years, 10 months ago
  DWR D
- Yosemite Vandalism
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 2
- Last Post 2 years, 10 months ago
  R L
- climate change and Salt Lake
  Started by jscott
- Posts 1
- Last Post 2 years, 10 months ago
  jscott
- The Past, Present and Future of the West’s Water Woes
  Started by BlackHatGuy
- Posts 1
- Last Post 2 years, 10 months ago
  BlackHatGuy
- Dangerously Cold Hands
  Started by Adam Salinger
- Posts 16
- Last Post 2 years, 11 months ago
  Steve S
- PFAS: Think Twice Before Buying New Gear
  Started by David Gardner
- Posts 3
- Last Post 2 years, 11 months ago
  Marcus
- Lyme carrying tick survival in winter
  Started by Bill Cooper
- Posts 6
- Last Post 3 years ago
  Jerry Adams
- Who wants to help–Sierra trails
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 4
- Last Post 3 years, 2 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- Bad Bay Area air quality
  Started by jscott
- Posts 16
- Last Post 3 years, 3 months ago
  AK Granola

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