News in Brief The Boy Scouts Changes Its Name to Scouts BSA The Boy Scouts of America is changing the name of its older youth program from Boy Scouts to Scouts BSA, the organization announced today. Elena Gooray
News in Brief Popular Trade Show, Outdoor Retailer, to Set Up Shop in Denver The biannual event earned its former home a whopping $45 million. Morgan Baskin
Environment Women Relax, Men Mountaineer: What Backpacks Reveal About Gendered Marketing of Outdoor Sports Why do we need to sort our gear into men's and women's categories anyway? Adrianne Wadewitz and Peter James
Social Justice Are Kids Sports Pricing Themselves Out of the Market? As organized sports get pushed further out of reach of many poorer kids, one former college hoops star wants to even the playing field. John Greenya
Environment Put Down the iPad, Lace Up the Hiking Boots That sneaking suspicion that you’re a more focused, creative person out in the woods? It’s true. Kevin Charles Fleming
Social Justice New Studies Help Boy Scouts ‘Be Prepared’ A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful — and the subject of much research after a hundred years in existence. John McKinney
Environment Thoreau Was Right: Nature Hones the Mind Studies show nature restores our spirits, improves our thinking, keeps us healthier and probably even saner. John McKinney
Environment If Only Yosemite Were a Video Game Those who experience nature through the windshield typically donate less toward conservation than those with no exposure to nature. Brad Wittwer
Environment Honorable Ambassador From Nature-Land Park professionals are searching for ways to reintroduce Americans to the great outdoors. John McKinney