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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 103 topics, 1,432 replies, and was last updated 21 hours, 41 minutes ago by Matthew / BPL.

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- The Nasty Logistics of Returning Your Too Small Pants
  Started by BlackHatGuy
- Posts 4
- Last Post 3 years, 5 months ago
  HkNewman
- Woo Hoo!
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 2
- Last Post 3 years, 5 months ago
  BlackHatGuy
- Bucks Lake, Caribou Wildernesses burnt
  Started by USA Duane Hall
- Posts 1
- Last Post 3 years, 6 months ago
  USA Duane Hall
- Trip planning and smoke
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 1
- Last Post 3 years, 6 months ago
  obx hiker
- Climate change to “supercharge” poison ivy (and poison oak, poison sumac)
  Started by Rex Sanders
- Posts 7
- Last Post 3 years, 7 months ago
  Eric Blumensaadt
- Todays Temperatures on the northern part of the Eastern Slope
  Started by obx hiker
- Posts 1
- Last Post 3 years, 7 months ago
  obx hiker
- Western mega drought – will the southwest ever be the same? 1 2
  Started by Monte Masterson
- Posts 46
- Last Post 3 years, 8 months ago
  Monte Masterson
- N95 Masks – Now a Standard Gear Item for non-Winter Sierra Nevada :-(
  Started by David Gardner
- Posts 18
- Last Post 3 years, 8 months ago
  Matthew / BPL
- This guy owns an outdoor gear company…
  Started by Paul Wagner
- Posts 19
- Last Post 3 years, 9 months ago
  Denis D
- Ultralight Shoe Life 1 2
  Started by Michael B
- Posts 36
- Last Post 3 years, 10 months ago
  Geoff Caplan
- Biden’s choices for environmental cabinet members 1 2
  Started by Eric Blumensaadt
- Posts 26
- Last Post 3 years, 10 months ago
  Eric Blumensaadt
- Propane Canister Recycling
  Started by Michael B
- Posts 6
- Last Post 4 years ago
  Ken Larson
- if you haven’t already watched this, you need to
  Started by Mike M
- Posts 11
- Last Post 4 years, 3 months ago
  Dave @ Oware
- Like David Letterman…
  Started by Eric Blumensaadt
- Posts 11
- Last Post 4 years, 5 months ago
  Keith Johnson
- The Most Important Number for the West’s Hideous Fire Season
  Started by BlackHatGuy
- Posts 6
- Last Post 4 years, 5 months ago
  Pedestrian
- Redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park
  Started by BlackHatGuy
- Posts 5
- Last Post 4 years, 6 months ago
  John Vance
- The Pandemic – Good, Bad and Ugly for the Environment
  Started by Eric Blumensaadt
- Posts 18
- Last Post 4 years, 9 months ago
  W I S N E R !
- results of analysis of climate commitments of a list of companies
  Started by Woubeir (from Europe)
- Posts 2
- Last Post 4 years, 10 months ago
  Eric Blumensaadt
- Montbell and Ambiguous Down-Sourcing
  Started by Matt
- Posts 3
- Last Post 5 years ago
  Matt
- Global Environment and Politics
  Started by Eric Blumensaadt
- Posts 10
- Last Post 5 years ago
  Monte Masterson
- Keeping track of hikers' progress on the PCT
  Started by Jason Schwartz
- Posts 3
- Last Post 5 years, 1 month ago
  HkNewman
- NEPA
  Started by Ian
- Posts 2
- Last Post 5 years, 2 months ago
  Jerry Adams
- Some scary news from up north
  Started by AK Granola
- Posts 10
- Last Post 5 years, 2 months ago
  AK Granola
- Google’s Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitoes Worldwide 1 2 3
  Started by Kattt
- Posts 60
- Last Post 5 years, 2 months ago
  obx hiker
- Halfmile PCT maps gone in 2020?
  Started by Mike B
- Posts 6
- Last Post 5 years, 2 months ago
  Jeff McWilliams

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