Leave No Trace for Hunters and Anglers: The Kid-Friendly Version
Leave No Trace principles translated for hunting and fishing families — what they mean at the truck, in the field, and how to teach kids without a lecture.
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Leave No Trace: Tips for Sustainable Outdoor Recreation
The seven Leave No Trace principles with practical tips for each—planning ahead, camping on durable surfaces, packing out waste, minimizing campfire impact, and respecting wildlife and other visitors.
Lingcod and Shrimp Openers: Salt Water Kicks Off
Mid-April opens Puget Sound's lingcod season and May brings the spot shrimp rush — the two saltwater events that pull landlocked anglers toward the Sound every spring.
Lowland Lake Opener Prep: Stocking Reports Decoded
Washington's trout stocking reports tell you which lakes will fish hot on opening day — if you know how to read plant sizes, dates, and the difference between catchables and jumbos.
Lowland Lakes Opener: Crowd-Free Alternatives That Still Produce
Opening day crowds pile onto ten famous lakes while dozens of equally stocked waters sit half-empty. Here's how to find them — and the timing tricks that make even famous lakes feel private.
Mastering Plein Air Techniques and Styles for Outdoor Painting & Sketching
Core plein air techniques—thumbnail studies, blocking in values, limited palettes, adapting to changing light—plus a tour of styles from Impressionism to Tonalism and tips for a smooth outdoor painting session.
Maximize Vitamin D: Health Perks of Outdoor Activities
How sunlight drives vitamin D production and how much you need, with outdoor activities that help—plus factors like skin tone, season, and sunscreen, when to supplement, and deficiency symptoms to watch for.
May Backpacking Permits and Peak National Park Lotteries: Windows, Backups, and Etiquette
Navigate May permit drops without gambling your PTO: read each unit’s recreation.gov or NPS rules, set realistic alternates at adjacent forest service lands, respect walk-up quotas honestly, and show up prepared so rangers spend minutes not hours on your briefing.
May Backpacking Shakedown: Open the Closet, Stress the Kit, Fix the Weak Links
Turn stored winter gear into a May-ready kit: inspect sleep systems for critter damage, re-waterproof shells, refresh first-aid and repair, load a pack for real weight, and take a backyard or local overnight that exposes stupid surprises before the big trail.
May Layering for Hikers and Backpackers: Big Swings, Real Rain, Real Sweat
Dress for May’s fake summer afternoons and honest hypothermia evenings: wick a baselayer, add an active mid with zip control, keep a real rain shell accessible, stash puffy insulation dry for stops, and manage sweat so you do not wet-out from the inside before the storm arrives.
Meet Yomp and the Forest Crew: Guardians of the Wild
Meet Yomp the Bigfoot, Grizzle the Bear, and the rest of the Forest Crew—illustrated characters created to rally opposition to proposed public land sell-offs and remind us why wild places are worth defending.
Memorial Day Camping: Alternatives If Everything Is Sold Out
Every reservable site within two hours of a city booked out in January. Here's the realistic ladder from cancellation-watch to dispersed camping that still gets you under pines by Friday night.