Leaders of the generation with the most to lose, the Youth Salmon Protectors are a pugnacious, action-focused group devoted to saving the Northwest’s salmon and steelhead. When it comes to the liberation of the Snake River and a future that includes climate and tribal justice, they’re not kidding around.

Photo: Mason Trinca

Read about how the next generation is fighting to save wild salmon and steelhead.

On reclaimed farmland in the lush green jungles of Guatemala, rows of hevea trees quietly create the strong and elastic natural rubber that makes up 85 percent of our wetsuits.

Photo: Tim Davis

Read about our journey to replace planet-harming synthetic rubber with sustainably sourced natural rubber.

The Afghan women who joined Ascend knew the program would be an opportunity to learn rock climbing and how to lead; they didn't know that it would also become their lifeline to escape the Taliban, a terrorist organization that had taken over Afghanistan. Now living in a new country separated from their families, the women find that connecting with other climbers in Yosemite is also a connection to home.

Photo: Miya Tsudome

Read the story by Lauren DeLaunay Miller.