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![Represent The Mountaineers at the 2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference Represent The Mountaineers at the 2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/represent-the-mountaineers-at-the-2024-wilderness-risk-management-conference/@@images/97bb515c-985a-4a4a-b6a0-2b132c2f2d11.jpeg)
Represent The Mountaineers at the 2024 Wilderness Risk Management Conference
Each year, The Mountaineers sends several volunteers to the Wilderness Risk Management Conference. Learn more about this year’s conference and apply to attend as a representative of The Mountaineers.
![Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/big-river-resilience-and-renewal-in-the-columbia-basin/@@images/6439ee84-655c-42d1-82ea-07e0949c5e3c.jpeg)
Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin
Mountaineers Books conservation imprint Braided River has launched Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin - a stunning photography book and engagement campaign spotlighting the Columbia River watershed. In this excerpt from his new book, David explores the many names of the Columbia River, their various meanings, and how to make sense of its rich, complicated story.
![Trip Report: Hiking the Wild Olympics with Senator Patty Murray Trip Report: Hiking the Wild Olympics with Senator Patty Murray](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/trip-report-hiking-the-wild-olympics-with-senator-patty-murray/@@images/ba617f1e-9d54-4f55-8b8d-f4ce1c7b99a8.jpeg)
Trip Report: Hiking the Wild Olympics with Senator Patty Murray
Our Conservation & Advocacy Director Betsy Robblee reports back from hiking the Olympic National Forest’s Gray Wolf Trail with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) this week. Learn more about the Senator’s longtime efforts to champion new Wilderness protections for the Forest and how you can help get the Wild Olympics bill across the finish line this year.
![Doing More to Foster Safety, Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Doing More to Foster Safety, Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/doing-more-to-foster-safety-prevent-sexual-harassment-and-sexual-assault/@@images/4f266467-3b9f-40b2-a59b-f2f25c485e61.jpeg)
Doing More to Foster Safety, Prevent Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault
We are deeply committed to keeping our community safe, both physically and emotionally. Recent reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the broader outdoor community remind us how much work needs to be done to reverse this troubling reality. We are redoubling our efforts to protect members from sexual harassment and sexual assault.
![Top 10 Trip Reports - June 2024 Top 10 Trip Reports - June 2024](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/top-10-trip-reports-june-2024/@@images/be74b29d-18fb-472e-ba56-f0a98781bc94.jpeg)
Top 10 Trip Reports - June 2024
Each month, we sort through all your trip reports. Then, we pick our favorites and celebrate them here! Read on for our favorites from June 2024.
![Equity & Inclusion Update: 2024 Trail Markers & the Path Ahead Equity & Inclusion Update: 2024 Trail Markers & the Path Ahead](https://www.mountaineers.org/blog/equity-inclusion-update-2024-trail-markers-the-path-ahead/@@images/1c4df2f3-c8b0-46b9-a322-3c732a2059b7.jpeg)
Equity & Inclusion Update: 2024 Trail Markers & the Path Ahead
At The Mountaineers, we believe all people should feel belonging in the outdoors. This work is being led by our Equity & Inclusion Committee. Read on to learn more about where we’ve been focusing our efforts and our plans for the years ahead.