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Collateral Damage: How Tariff Policy Is Gutting America’s Outdoor Gear Innovators

Ryan Jordan breaks down the impacts of the 2025 US tariff chaos on the cottage industry for backpacking gear.

National Monument Reduction: What Are We Really Losing?

Late last year, United States President Donald Trump took action for national monument reduction in Utah, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. This article explores the issues.

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