DISPATCH

THE MOVEMENT JOURNALS

Paying attention in the places that matter.

Mountains to Sea: llrule. Mountains to Sea: The Geography of How We Move

DISPATCH

Community Resilience Convoy of Hope Hurricane Relief

Resilience After the Storm: Stories of Hope and Help for Hurricane Victims

After the hurricanes passed, the real work began. Stories from the people rebuilding — and the organizations making sure no one does it alone.

TERRAIN

California Creek Team OC Environment Ocean Orange County Surf TERRAIN Water Quality

The Creek and the Break

By J.T. Galbraith

When herbicide runoff from Orange County landscaping washed into the surf, Creek Team OC put meters in the water — and made the results public.

Aerial view of wildfire smoke rising through a forest canopy — LLRULE TERRAIN

Climate Environment Forest Indigenous Recovery TERRAIN Wildfire

After the Fire

By P. Stohl

Black Summer burned 46 million acres and forced ecologists to rewrite everything they thought they knew about how forests recover.

Salmon leaping over a waterfall during the upstream run — LLRULE TERRAIN

Alaska Environment Indigenous Pacific Northwest Salmon TERRAIN

The Run

By J.T. Galbraith

Every autumn, Pacific chinook fight their way home against the current. What happens when the rivers stop waiting for them?

A shark moving through a kelp forest — underwater cathedral of green and gold light

California Climate Conservation Japan Kelp Norway Ocean Tasmania TERRAIN

The Underwater Forest

By J.T. Galbraith

From California to Tasmania, kelp forests are vanishing at alarming speed. In Norway and Japan, scientists are racing to bring them back.

Moss-covered stream running through old-growth Pacific Northwest forest, fallen logs and towering conifers

Ecology Forests LLRULE Pacific Northwest Reforestation TERRAIN

ROOTS: A Day in the Life of Planting Forests

By LLRULE

Follow a restoration crew into the Cascade foothills as they hand-plant 2,000 native conifers — one hole, one tree, one acre at a time.

Community Resilience Exploration TERRAIN Wildlife

"I Saw a Bird Today – Rediscovering Wonder in the Wild"

By Anthony Lebeauf

We've forgotten how to look. A single bird sighting can unlock something ancient in us — a capacity for attention that the modern world keeps...

Wind. Basalt. Wildflowers.

Columbia River Gorge

→ TRAILHEAD: Columbia River Gorge

THE DRIFT

Assortment of hand-tied fly fishing patterns laid out for selection

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The Fly Box

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · GEAR · FLY SELECTION The fly box is a record. Not a collection in the way a shelf of books is a...

Fisherman rowing a drift boat on the Smith River, Montana

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The Smith River Float

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · SMITH RIVER · MONTANA The Smith River in central Montana does not give itself up easily. To float the 59-mile permitted section...

Angler fishing a cold, clear mountain river at dusk

climate conservation fly fishing the drift trout unlimited

Cold Water, Warming Fast

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · CONSERVATION · WESTERN WATERS The temperature gauge at the USGS streamflow station on the Yellowstone River near Corwin Springs read 72 degrees...

Lone angler standing on the bank of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho

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The Henry's Fork: A River That Humbles

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · HENRY'S FORK · IDAHO There is a stretch of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in eastern Idaho called Railroad Ranch,...

Two fly fishers wading a clear river before the morning hatch begins

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Before the Hatch

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · FIELD DISPATCH · PRE-DAWN The hatch has not started yet. The sky is the color of graphite and the thermometer reads 41...

Angler fly fishing on the Deschutes River with canyon walls in the background

deschutes river fly fishing oregon steelhead the drift

The Deschutes: High Desert, Cold River

By LLRULE

THE DRIFT · DESCHUTES RIVER · OREGON The Deschutes River drops out of the Cascade Mountains and runs 252 miles northeast through the Oregon high...

Go before the heat arrives. Red rock. 5:30am. The trail is yours.

Running Sedona

TRAILHEAD: Sedona After Sunrise

TRAIL HEAD

A hiker climbing iron rungs bolted into granite cliff on the Precipice Trail, Acadia National Park, Maine

Acadia Cadillac Mountain Coastal Hiking Maine National Park Precipice Trail Trail Running TRAILHEAD

Acadia: The First Light

By A.A. LeBeauf

TRAILHEAD · ACADIA NATIONAL PARK · MAINE Between early October and early March, the first sunlight to touch United States soil lands on the summit...

A hiker crosses a suspension bridge on the Wonderland Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Hiking Mount Rainier National Park Trail Running TRAILHEAD Volcano Washington Wonderland Trail

Mount Rainier: Ninety-Three Miles Around a Volcano

By J.T. Galbraith

TRAILHEAD · MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK · WASHINGTON Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano, which is a useful fact to carry with you on the Wonderland...

A climber on the Chasm View section of Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

14er Alpine Colorado Hiking Longs Peak National Park Rocky Mountain Trail Running TRAILHEAD

Rocky Mountain: The Air Above Twelve

By Acacaea

TRAILHEAD · ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK · COLORADO The alarm goes off at 2:30 a.m. in Estes Park, and you are already calculating: the trailhead...

Two backpackers on trail with Grand Teton rising behind them, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Cascade Canyon Grand Teton Hiking National Park Trail Running TRAILHEAD Wilderness Wyoming

Grand Teton: No Foothills, No Warning

By Brett Simms

TRAILHEAD · GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK · WYOMING Most mountain ranges give you foothills first. A gradual grade up through lower elevations, through transitional terrain,...