Video: A Line in the Sand

This video comes our way from Our Canyon Lands, a nonprofit that is working to preserve and protect the public lands of the American West, particularly those around Canyonlands National Park in Utah, which is one of the most spectacular wilderness areas in all of North America. The stylized animation that make up this clip help to deliver the message that public lands are being threatened by outside interests, and unless something is done, we could use lose some amazing wilderness areas. While the imagery is definitely dramatic, and a bit over the top, it still hammers home the point. We must do something to ensure that these lands exist for future generations to enjoy too. We must draw a line in the sand.

A Line in the Sand from Our Canyon Lands on Vimeo.

Video: Adventure For A Purpose in the Himalaya

When professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones traveled to the Himalaya last year, he not only wanted to have a great adventure, he wanted to do something good as well. He teamed up with Gregg Treinish from Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, an organization that seeks to pair adventurers and explorers in the field, with scientists who need help collecting data. In Jeremy's case, that meant putting him in contact with researchers studying the retreat of glaciers across the globe. So, while he was in Nepal snowboarding, he also collected samples of snow and ice from the mountains that could provide crucial data to those researchers. The video below describes the project,  and provides some great footage of Jeremy in the Himalaya. It is an excellent story, and a good example of how we can use adventure for a purpose.