My background is in natural resources. I have a master of science degree in forest resources protection from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. As the fall camping season is now ...

In this edition of 802 News, Mark Johnson spoke with survivor skills expert Jessie Krebs about how to properly prepare for an ...

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When you're heading outdoors, you can never be too prepared—and that includes having the right survival knife on hand at all times. No one wants to find themselves in a life-or-death scenario in the ...

For more than a century, Outdoor Life has been telling stories from the wilderness. Some of these tales are triumphant, some are funny, but others are much more serious. In all of that good writing ...

Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...

There’s a reason that reality shows set in wild places hold our attention: we can’t help but imagine that it’s us out there. This is especially true when we watch Alone, the hit series on the History ...

Plants can be quite tough—they’ll survive forgetful caretakers, aggressive pets, and other potentially life-threatening ...

The moss isn’t quite as hardy as the reigning king of extremophiles, the tardigrade, but it put up an impressive showing in an experiment where scientists exposed sporophytes (the reproductive ...