The AdventureKEEN Blog
Celebrate National Trails Day today!
Today is the 32nd annual National Trails Day when people all across the country unite to celebrate the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day®. It’s the perfect opportunity to set off on a local trail with others in your community. Find a local event and take the National Trails Day® pledge to leave the trails and the outdoor community better than you found them. There’s something magical about being outdoors. Fresh air, birds singing, moving along a trail, or even just […]
Today is Earth Day 2024!
Americans celebrated Earth Day for the first time in 1970. It has since grown from that single bipartisan US government proclamation into a global day of recognition. It is a day to highlight the joys of the outdoors while staying focused on the need to protect and restore the planet. Deforestation, nature loss, toxic chemicals, and plastic pollution are real threats to our health and nature. Here are a few ways to celebrate and participate today: Get outside Today is […]
Four Great Books Available Today!
Today, we are sharing a few book launches that include stellar stories, hikes, bites, and literal stars. Look for these titles wherever you buy your books, or you can buy them directly from AdventureKEEN.
Happy Pub Day “Good Morning Mother Nature”
We are so excited that Good Morning Mother Nature, Lucas Alberg’s and Megan Marie Myers’s newest book, is finally hitting bookstore shelves. The artwork in this children’s picture book is just as playful and inspiring as the words, which are heartwarming and encouraging. Good Morning, Mother Nature helps readers of all ages celebrate the great outdoors. Follow a chickadee at sunrise as it flits through the forest, wishing “good morning” to bears, beavers, deer, and […]
Mobilizing for Monuments Preview
Last year, The Conservation Alliance, Rivian, Flickr, and Nuestra Tierra embarked on a road trip from Colorado to California to advocate for the permanent protection of National Monuments. Meeting with local business leaders, elected officials, tribal leaders, on-the-ground champions, and recreationists, the M4MRoadTrip was an epic journey across the American West. The film will be released, in just 10 days, but you can go ahead and watch the full trailer on YouTube. We at AdventureKEEN […]
The Timeless Appeal of Sustainable Living: 50 Years Strong
Author Lloyd Kahn shared this in a blog post just a few years ago: “I’ve had such wonderful contacts with 20- to 30-year-olds recently. They want to figure out how to create at least some of their own shelter and food. They like what we were doing in the ’60s and ’70s. They’ve discovered The Whole Earth Catalog and Shelter—50 years later. I’ve been waiting for you guys! (Not to mention 3-year-old Maggie of San Francisco, whose favorite […]
Alaska’s public lands need your help!
Alaska’s fish, wildlife, and public lands need your help! Across the state, 28 million acres of BLM-managed public lands could soon be repurposed for extractive industrial development. We’re talking about public lands that feed over 100 Alaska Native communities, nourish incredible fish and wildlife biodiversity, and serve as massive carbon sinks for the planet. But RIGHT NOW, you can stand up to keep these landscapes safe. @BLMNational just opened a 60-day public comment period on […]
Tiny and Small Homes Achieve More than a Simple Lifestyle
As crazy busy as life is with work, family responsibilities, traffic, daily news, and social media, designing a simple way of life isn’t just a lifestyle; it can be a lifeline. Embracing a simple lifestyle involves more than changing priorities from possessions to experiences. It is a choice to be more present, fostering relationships with yourself, others, and the natural environment. People make this change to create more joy and fulfillment in their daily life, […]
Shelter Publications Joins AdventureKEEN
AdventureKEEN is excited to share the news that Shelter Publications has become the publishing group’s seventh imprint, effective January 1, 2024. Shelter Publications was founded by Lloyd Kahn and based in Bolinas, California. “We are honored and appreciative to be able to shepherd the Shelter list going forward. Lloyd’s books have always been distinctive and smart. We’re pleased that we can continue his legacy of creating first-rate books that inspire and benefit readers around the world,” […]
Support Fresh Air Family this #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is today. It’s a day dedicated to the spirit of giving, and it’s an opportunity to come together and help get more kids outdoors learning to appreciate nature. So join us in supporting Fresh Air Family and its programs by buying books and nature guides. We are proud to partner with Fresh Air Family in Birmingham, AL, as they offer lessons in science and life from their award-winning science camp, Gross Out Camp, weekend Family Adventures, […]
