There’s never been a more important time for us to share the stories of our wild places—and the people working hard to protect them. This week, thanks to financial support from Intrepid Travel, Adventure.com is announcing the launch of a dedicated US National Parks and Public Lands bureau, designed to help our readers stay informed and connected on the threats facing public lands under the current administration.
Across the world, our wild places are being pillaged for private gain.
In Australia, a heavily-subsidized logging industry is chopping down ancient trees and turning them into paper cups and cardboard boxes. We’re losing the equivalent of 10 soccer fields’ worth of the Amazon every minute—swapping carbon-dense rainforest for farmland in the middle of a climate crisis. Palm oil plantations are decimating forest habitats in Sumatra and Borneo, displacing communities and destroying biodiversity. And commercial fishing practices (as evidenced in David Attenborough’s recent Oceans documentary) are laying waste to underwater habitats on a global scale. And that’s barely the start of it.
In the United States, the Trump administration has gutted the National Parks service—at the busiest time of year for visitation—while threatening to sell off over 250 million acres of public lands.
While the sell-off has been nixed in recent days, the battle is far from over. Various rollbacks and proposed legislations mean many millions of acres of public lands remain at risk from extractive industries—oil, gas, logging, development. Environmental and public lands advocates are gearing up to push back for as long as Trump holds office. As far as Adventure.com is concerned, there’s never been a more important time to keep public lands—and the people fighting to protect them—in the spotlight.
That’s why this week, we’re proud to announce the establishment of a National Parks bureau at Adventure.com. As a global travel magazine with a large North American readership, and a global audience of intentional and informed travelers, it’s important to us that we work hard to cover the issues that matter to our readers. And as the enormous public pushback against the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has demonstrated, these issues matter to our readers.
The establishment of this bureau has been made possible by Intrepid Travel, Adventure.com’s parent company, which has taken the initiative to fund the bureau as part of its United by Nature campaign. The support from Intrepid enables Adventure.com to invest in high-quality journalism and storytelling at a critical time for our wild places.
“National parks and reserves are an integral aspect of intelligent use of natural resources. It is the course of wisdom to set aside an ample portion of our natural resources as national parks and reserves, thus ensuring that future generations may know the majesty of the earth as we know it today.”
- John F. Kennedy
Adventure.com exists to shape a more conscious and curious future of travel. We believe in a world where conservation and community empowerment are at the heart of every adventure, and where those passionate about exploring are equally dedicated to protecting the world. And we believe stories—of hope, resistance, adventure and joy—can help us get there.
Our National Parks bureau is staffed by two new hires for Adventure.com. Miyo McGinn has spent time covering public lands and environmental issues at outlets such as Grist, Outside and Popular Science, and is joining us in the newly created role of National Parks Correspondent. Based in Seattle, WA, Miyo will be responsible for ensuring Adventure.com channels feature a steady stream of stories from the frontlines of the public lands conversation, as well as travel stories and guides that help our readers get out and into these wonderful wild places.
Joining Miyo will be Gordy Megroz, Adventure.com’s new Contributing Editor, who’ll be working on editorials and reportage that take a deeper dive into the issues facing public lands and National Parks, and the individuals working tirelessly to keep them in public hands. Working out of Colorado, Gordy has spent his career editing and contributing to outlets such as Outside, Bloomberg, GQ, Wired, the New York Times and National Geographic. He’s known for his investigative reporting, and has a long track record of covering big issues in the great outdoors.
US National Parks and public lands are home to some of the most ecologically diverse and retina-bending landscapes on the planet. From the deepest desert canyon to the tallest alpine peak, and all the rugged coasts and ancient forests, these are spaces for everyone to enjoy, connect with and care for. In the midst of our joint climate and biodiversity crises, protecting these places, and giving them a voice, has never been more prescient.
We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Gordy and Miyo join the team, and we can’t wait for our readers to get stuck into the brilliant reporting and storytelling we have in the works.
If you have leads, ideas, tips for our US National Parks and Public Lands bureau, please send a confidential email to hello@adventure.com
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Adventure.com’s reporting on US National Parks and public lands is made possible by the financial support of Intrepid Travel, as part of its United by Nature campaign. The support from Intrepid enables Adventure.com to invest in high-quality journalism and storytelling at a critical time for our wild places. Intrepid is not involved in any decisions made by Adventure.com’s editorial team.
Oliver is Adventure.com's Editor-in-Chief.
