Can outdoor rec save the world?
Two contrasting examples from rural Arkansas [PLUS: a new story in the Bitter Southerner]
I have a feature out today in the Bitter Southerner about, among other things, whether going out to have fun in beautiful places is an inherently good thing.
It’s an idea that’s been on my mind lately because next year I’ll launch a print magazine focused on outdoor culture—with the hope that telling more stories about nature in the South will inspire more people to protect our beautiful places. As someone with a background in investigative journalism, this is new territory; I’m accustomed to pinpointing problems, and this magazine will have to be, in part, a bit of gung-ho boosterism. I found I could not help but turn my investigative eye toward the industry I’ll soon, in a way, promote.
I open the piece by discussing the rationale for national parks, as laid out by landscape architect Fr…
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