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2025 Fall Conservation Policy Update Recap
Last week, members of our community joined our Conservation team online to hear the latest outdoor policy updates and ways to take action to protect public lands. We share our event recap, including a government shutdown update and trip report from our recent advocacy trip to Washington, D.C.
Leading with Purpose: One Month Until the North Sound Leadership Conference
Come connect with and learn from outdoor industry professionals and Mountaineers leaders at the North Sound Leadership Conference on December 6!
Top 10 Trip Reports - October 2025
Each month, we sort through all your trip reports, pick our favorites, and celebrate them here! Read on for top reports from October 2025.
Outdoor Alliance Washington Speaks up for Public Lands with Lawmakers in Congress
Last week, our conservation staff and Outdoor Alliance Washington partners traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for public lands and our land managers. Read our trip report for more on our engagement with Washington’s congressional delegation and how we’re mentoring grasstops advocates from the Washington human-powered outdoor community.
It’s Time to Reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund
Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act, the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) has funded five years of projects to restore and maintain recreation infrastructure on public lands in Washington and across the country. Now that its initial funding has lapsed, we share more about the LRF’s impact in WA and how you can support continued funding.
Access Update: Fairfax Bridge Closure and the Future of the Carbon River Corridor
As Washington State studies options for replacing or removing the Fairfax Bridge, we share an update on the planning process and how The Mountaineers is advocating to restore access to the Carbon River corridor.