A year of virtual running and increased GPS set a new groundswell of support for adidas’ Run for the Oceans campaign, first launched as an annual event in 2017 to … Read more
“Unbroken Ground” from Patagonia Amplifies Regenerative Agriculture Priorities
Will Ross, February 13, 2021
The 2016 25-minute documentary film “Unbroken Ground” highlights the importance of regenerative agriculture for sustainable and eco-friendly food production. With a focus on Washington state, the film showcases various farming … Read more
Environmental groups submit proposal for Europe’s first Wild River National Park
Will Ross, February 11, 2021
On 10th February, 20 Albanian environmental organisations under the direction of EcoAlbania submitted a detailed proposal for the creation of the Vjosa National Park to the Minister of Tourism and … Read more
Patagonia profile Wyoming’s Red Desert in Conservation Film to Protect Wilderness
Will Ross, September 27, 2020
South-West Wyoming’s Red Desert has been featured in a recent film, capturing the area’s current conflict between oil interests and conservation. In the 9-minute film, Unfenced, two advocates for the … Read more
Expansion of New York’s High Peaks Wilderness Area with Conservation Alliance
Will Ross, August 5, 2020
The recent expansion of New York’s High Peaks Wilderness Area is a significant environmental achievement, finalized in June 2023. This expansion includes Boreas Ponds Tract, a 160,000-acre parcel previously owned … Read more
Over the past two years, high school students in Los Angeles’ District 15 have raised awareness and directly challenged the status of air pollution in their neighborhood. Toxic particulates from … Read more
Travel restrictions imposed as a response to COVID-19 have allowed dam builders in the Balkans to continue with projects unchecked by authorities and civil opposition. Several venues have been visited … Read more
If you were ever too lazy to consider where your salmon comes from, the latest documentary from Patagonia will jerk you into caring a little more. In an 80-minute documentary, … Read more
Within the broad geography of West Texas, the town of Marfa is a tiny dot, occupying just a few blocks of low-slung, whitewash buildings where a permanent population of just … Read more
Within the context of economic development, the history of Johannesburg’s industrialisation is one of the most aggressive. At the time when its gold outcrop was discovered in 1884, the area … Read more
Photographer Benedetta Ristori captures Balkan Peninsula in “East” project
Will Ross, February 15, 2018
The emergence of the Balkan Peninsula from Soviet influence and post-rule conflicts has created a diverse human landscape, captured most recently by photographer Benedetta Ristori. Her 60-image photo book “East” … Read more
Fast Plastic: adidas and Parley for the Oceans
Will Ross, December 26, 2017
2017 may have been the year when the world’s fastest human seemed to slow down, but it was at least a good year for ocean plastic and running spikes for … Read more
Booking Campsites with San Francisco-based Hipcamp
Will Ross, November 13, 2017
The only thing harder to find than an apartment in San Francisco is a bed in St. Helena, one of California’s most over-subscribed destinations for wine tasting and weekend trips. One … Read more
Buy & Sell Used Stuff at Patagonia’s Worn Wear Store
Will Ross, October 5, 2017
It’s practically inevitable that the gear you once bought is no longer the gear you now need. After grabbing a Patagonia Down and Arc’teryx Gore-Tex ensemble to be flexible for … Read more
Photographer Lucas Foglia at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London
Will Ross, October 2, 2017
As part of his latest work, Human Nature, San Francisco-based photographer Lucas Foglia travelled the world capturing the different ways humans have interpreted and assumed their relationship to nature. Chelsea’s … Read more
Mount Skuta Alpine Shelter, Slovenia
Will Ross, August 18, 2017
Dropped in place in a single day during August 2015, the modular Skuta Alpine Shelter is also the story of a multi-disciplined international effort with an emphasis on minamalist essentials. … Read more
Hadwin’s Judgement: Environmental Thriller about Logging in British Columbia
Will Ross, August 16, 2017
Take yourself to Canada’s Pacific Northwest in this feature-length documentary, a haunting production that covers the splendour and decimation of huge tracts of ancient forest. Inspired by John Vallaint’s 2005 … Read more
Patagonia Provisions Savory Grains
Will Ross, August 7, 2017
Patagonia Provision’s strapline “Rethinking Our Food Chain” could be corrupted, “Bring the Best Camping Food”. Entirely portable and of impeccable quality, the Sausalito-based food startup located with Patagonia Works have … Read more
Tradeshows in the outdoors industry contain an odd mix. On the one hand, you have wonderfully revered companies flaunting their latest products, while on the other, lesser known fabric manufacturers … Read more
Review of “Rambunctious Garden” by Emma Marris
Will Ross, July 6, 2017
Published in 2011, Emma Marris’ Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World makes a controversial contribution to the canon of environmental literature. Through a series of case studies, Marris … Read more