
outdoor alliance This winter has seen low snow fall and cold temperatures resulting in unstable avalanche conditions across the Northern Hemisphere. Both Europe and North America have already experienced multiple fatalities. Learn how ski patrollers risk their lives to try and keep it safe for the rest of us. And don’t forget to thank them.
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In 2009, 54 people in North America lost their lives to avalanches. Three of those occurred at ski areas. That's not supposed to happen—ever. But there's one thing you learn at places like Big Sky, Montana: In the mountains, you're never completely safe.

outdoor alliance In recent years Maine has tripled its conservation acreage and now offers outdoor enthusiasts over 3.3 million acres of development free backcountry
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Maine triples conserved lands to outdoors lovers' delight: 3.3 million acres now protected

outdoor alliance In Oregon, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest unveiled its plan for an aggressive, two-year trail maintenance push with a call to contractors to submit bids to do the work on nearly 1,100 miles of trails.
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest plans two-year trail maintenance push | Travels with Terry - OregonL
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outdoor alliance In our National Parks tent camping and backcountry permits are on the increase.
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Tent camping visits to the 360 sites run by the National Park Service rose 6.24 percent to 3.14 million in 2009, or its highest level since 2003.That fell way short of the record 4.4 million in 1992, leaving plenty of room for growth in coming years. ...

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For FIFTY YEARS scientists have known about global warming. This exerpt is from the well known educational documentary "Unchained Goddess" produced by Frank Capra for Bell Labs for their television program ...

outdoor alliance Senior citizens and the disabled must fight a federal proposal to make them pay more for access to public land.
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Senior citizens and the disabled must fight a federal proposal to make them pay more for access to public land.

outdoor alliance The Central Intelligence Agency is sharing data collected by spy satellites and other classified sensors with 60 top scientists to help track changes in Arctic sea ice and other natural phenomena.
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The C.I.A. is releasing intelligence data to top scientists for the study of environmental change.

outdoor alliance Mining reform is again on the agenda in Congress, with several Western lawmakers proposing bills to revamp the General Mining Act of 1872.
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outdoor alliance Melting glaciers on Mount Rainier in Washington state are sending vast amounts of gravel and sediment downhill, filling rivers with rubble.
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outdoor alliance The Obama administration is reportedly considering changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, that would require federal agencies to consider how major actions they take would contribute to, or be affected by, climate change.
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Nancy Sutley, head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said the administration's decision is not final. (Ariel Hauter / Associated Press / January 2, 2007)

outdoor alliance Could 1872 Mining Law Reform happen in 2010?
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Deseret News | Support builds for mining law reform

outdoor alliance Renewable energy projects versus wildlife and wildland conservation: we are bound to see more of these conflicts in 2010. What do OA Fans think?
Dilemma in the desert: Developer, environmentalists face off over huge US solar complex | Environmen
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Environment Dilemma in the desert: Developer, environmentalists face off over huge US solar complex January 1, 2010 |Michael R. Blood, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

outdoor alliance Fantastic photographs of glacial ice in Alaska
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