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At the same time, less ice over time means lower summer river flows, more competition for water, and even more pressure on already stressed ecosystems.
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As glaciers retreat, they often leave behind steep, unstable slopes and growing glacial lakes held back by loose rock or ice. Those lakes can burst, sending floods and debris surges through valleys built around formerly predictable meltwater patterns.
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But those icy reserves are shrinking fast, creating more short-term flooding risk, and more long-term water stress later for the communities, farms, and cities that depend on glacier-fed rivers.
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As snow piles up in high mountains and slowly turns to ice, glaciers store water for years, then release it downstream in meltwater pulses that keep rivers flowing through the dry season.
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Did you know that glaciers serve as a water savings account for roughly a quarter of the world’s population?
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PROTEST is a celebration of what collective action can do and a reminder of why this right matters—especially now when it's under real pressure.
The book comes out in April, but you can pre-order it now from your local bookseller and check out @theprotestbook.bsky.social for more!
Would rivers still catch fire? Would we no longer have the freedom to marry whom we love? Peaceful protest has helped deliver some of the most basic rights many of us now take for granted. (2/3)
Here is your first look at our upcoming book PROTEST: Respect It, Defend It, Use It.
Authors @annieleonard.bsky.social and André Carothers ask a simple question: What would the world look like if we couldn't take to the streets, raise our voices, and stand together for change? (1/3)
Think: what does the world look like if you are a bat, or a deer, or a sloth trying to cross a highway?
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What really stuck with us was the reminder that small things matter, planting milkweed, rethinking fences, carrying newts across roads, and that all of it starts with a simple shift in perspective. (2/3)
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We loved Hillary Rosner’s conversation on the Care More Be Better podcast! Hearing her talk at length about how land use choices are turning the planet into an obstacle course for wildlife makes you want to get up and do something about it! (1/3)
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We have an old favorite in rotation: PATH OF THE PUMA by Jim Williams.
While many species retreat under development and climate stress, pumas are expanding, crossing highways and slipping through suburbs. Pick up a copy of this all-time favorite: tinyurl.com/bdh3hxf9
We are proud to work alongside her on projects like PATAGONIA NATIONAL PARK: CHILE and to help share some of the stories behind that work on the page. Huge congratulations to Kris on this well-deserved honor!
Kris has spent three decades protecting big places and making sure local communities benefit. Through Tompkins Conservation and its partners, she has helped create or expand 16 national parks, protect more than 16M acres, and support the return of dozens of native species (2/3)
Since 1904, The Explorers Club has given its highest honor to people who change how we understand the world. This year, that medal goes to the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation and former CEO of Patagonia, Kristine Tompkins (1/3)
It is a good reminder that when we talk about protecting wild places, we are talking about everything from wolves and forests all the way down to microscopic life that makes those ecosystems work.
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The near-boiling center is almost sterile and unable to support life, but move a little closer to the rim, and you hit layer after layer of new species. It is biodiversity you can see from a boardwalk, painted in color around a pool of hot water.
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Did you know that the breathtaking Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone gets its colors from living things? Those bands of color are composed of unique communities of heat-loving microbes, each adapted to a narrow range of temperatures and chemistry around the spring. (1/3)
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REGENERATING EARTH spends time with the people putting that into practice. Kelsey Timmerman visits farmers around the world who are rebuilding soil, cutting chemical use, and proving that food systems can work with biology instead of against it.
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They rely on diversity, cover crops, minimal tillage, improved rotations, and livestock to keep pests in check and soil life thriving. Other work from UZH has even shown that using biodiversity within a crop can reduce insect damage without reaching for pesticides at all.
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This is exactly the problem regenerative agriculture is trying to solve. Instead of treating soil as an inert platform that needs more chemicals every season, regenerative farmers treat it as a living community.
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Beneficial organisms like mycorrhizal fungi, nematodes, and other tiny allies are taking the hit, which means core functions like food production, carbon storage, erosion control, and water regulation are also being affected.
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New research has found pesticide residue in roughly 70% of soils sampled across 26 countries. And we're not just talking about traces; pesticides show up as one of the strongest drivers of soil biodiversity loss, right behind the soil’s basic physical and chemical properties.
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In SURF IS WHERE YOU FIND IT, Gerry Lopez shares the stories that shaped his outlook, from heavy days at Pipeline to quiet sessions at sea.
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"There is wisdom in waves...To find success in surfing, we must learn to be in harmony with nature. This will bring a sense of peace. By sharing this peace, and contributing to other people's happiness, we can find the true meaning of life." – Gerry Lopez (1/2)
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The End-of-Season Sale is here!
Now through March 3rd, all Patagonia Books titles are on sale! So, if you need one more good book to get you through the last cold stretch or to take on your first spring trip, now is a good time to pick it up.
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She swam and paddled remote shorelines, trusted her own judgment, and built a life around simple gear, close observation, and the belief that courage is something you practice, not something you wait for. (2/3)
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Happy birthday to iconic adventurer, Audrey Sutherland, who would be 105 years old today.
Author of PADDLING MY OWN CANOE and PADDLING NORTH, she spent her life proving that you do not need a big boat, a crew, or a perfect plan to have a real adventure. (1/3)
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