Changing Detroit’s Outdoor Narrative - How Dan Cooke Is Redefining Motor City as an adventure destination
AZURE ROAD - Cooke founded Expedition Detroit in 2020, creating what he describes as both an adventure media marketing company and the largest outfitter providing guided hiking tours in the entire Michigan state park system. The business operates exclusively in Metro Detroit, offering guided hikes, backpacking trips, and trail running experiences across 11 state parks within an hour of downtown.
Botswana’s Elephant-Friendly Okavango Craft Brewery Delivers Conservation Solutions in the Heart of Africa
Beer Connoisseur - In Botswana’s Okavango Delta, craft beer is doing more than quenching thirst—it's protecting elephants, empowering farmers, and brewing a bold new model for conservation.
Is seaweed the next kale?
The Hustle - American startups are racing to catch up, expanding beyond traditional seaweed products into everything from supplements to seaweed-based livestock feed that studies show could reduce methane emissions from cows.
Will seaweed become a dominant new ingredient, or be permanently relegated to side dish status?
Climate Changes Oklahoma’s ‘Butterfly Effect’
The Journal Record - Numbers from the annual Monarch Butterfly overwintering count in Mexico were released earlier this month, and the news was more dire than expected.
The Quest to Save the World’s Most Coveted Chocolate
The Smithsonian Sept/Oct. 2023 - For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweet
The Many Hats of Shorty Kogar
COWBOYS & INDIANS - Former rodeo contestant, master hatter, businesswoman, cancer charity founder, Cowgirl Hall of Famer — Lavonna "Shorty" Koger is also an American treasure.
Circular fashion, sustainability remain top priority for Goodwill Industries
THE JOURNAL RECORD - Increasing sustainability and recycling may be a New Year’s resolution for many, but Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma has been promoting the reuse and recycle philosophy for decades.
In new year, travel options abound; costs to increase
THE JOURNAL RECORD - Travel trends for those seeking leisure vacations in 2023 are tenuous at best. Rising airfare, labor shortages in the travel industry and pent-up demand are driving costs higher, but international travel and experiential adventures seem to be on the rise.
9 Things You Need to Know About Camping Rentals This Season
FODORS - June 14, 2022
From large luxurious Class A RVs to little pop-up campers, renting is a good way to save a little money this summer and help you decide if the #vanlife is really for you.
Lubbock's deadliest tornado gave rise to modern weather technology — and a new memorial
The Houston Chronicle - Nov. 19, 2021 - The first ever multi-vortex F5 tornado on record spurred life-saving advancements in weather science.
7 Things I Loved, Plus 4 Things I Didn’t During Princess’s Alaska Cruisetour
Travel Awaits - I get why people dream of cruises and just how easy it is to relax and just enjoy when you are being pampered, cared for, and catered to by a cruise ship company. Coming from the eyes of a brand-new cruiser (this won’t be my last cruise, I guarantee you), here are the seven things I loved — plus the four things I didn’t — during the Princess Alaska Cruisetour.
A Vampire Sent Me To A New Orleans Sex Club
FODORS Travel - Here I was, a single female alone, decked out in a pretty little red dress and sassy boots smack dab in the middle of a New Orleans sex club. I had no idea what I was walking into.
