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‘Rucking’ involves adding weight to a backpack while walking or hiking.
Invasive species cause billions of dollars in damage across the US every year. Hikers and backpackers can take simple steps to avoid spreading seeds and making the problem worse.
Tu BiShvat has religious roots, but early Zionists embraced the day in new, more secular ways.
Taking your physical activity outside comes with added benefits. Here are ways to pursue your fitness goals outdoors, even in the middle of a Canadian winter.
Parents in a study discussed barriers and opportunities in encouraging children’s physical movement during COVID-19 — from arguing about warm clothing for outdoor play to finding local hiking trails.
When forester Benton MacKaye proposed building an Appalachian Trail 100 years ago, he was really thinking about preserving a larger region as a haven from industrial life.
Outdoor recreation is booming across the US, but research shows that the presence of humans – or the trails they hike and ski on – can have harmful effects on wildlife at less-than-close range.
Hiking has seen a sharp increase in popularity since the start of the pandemic.
In 2019, 44 bushwalkers had to be rescued in Tasmania. New research identified who tends to take the most risks, and how to be better prepared for your next hike.
A new survey finds that Americans are willing to accept limits on visitors to public lands to reduce crowds, and want staff and visitors to wear masks.
A right-to-roam movement has never developed in Canada the way it has in the U.K. Here’s how it could benefit Canadian society as a whole, including reconciliation efforts with the Indigenous.
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Brandeis University
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Adjunct professor, Theological Studies, Concordia University
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Associate Professor and Director of the Child Health and Physical Activity Lab, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Professor-in-Charge of Graduate Studies, Penn State
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Ph.D. Graduate Student, Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management + Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment, Penn State
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Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Penn State
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Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of The Fraser Valley
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PhD Student, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University
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Master's Research Student, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral research fellow, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
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Affiliate Faculty in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
