With the threat of drilling on the jagged horizon of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a skier and conservationist looks to the local Indigenous community for answers. Words and photos by Brennan Lagasse This article was originally published in The Backwoods Issue | No. 156. To read more, pick up a copy, or subscribe to see… Continue reading THE SACRED PLACE WHERE LIFE BEGINS | BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINE
For POW Creative Alliance member Brennan Lagasse, protecting the Arctic is about more than just safeguarding the landscape from fossil fuel development and drilling. It’s about preserving the culture and way of life of its human inhabitants. Lagasse is a sustainability professor at UNR at Lake Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada College), a writer and… Continue reading INVITATION TO THE ARCTIC: BRENNAN LAGASSE’S JOURNEY TO SAFEGAURD THE ARCTIC REFUGE’S HERITAGE AND FUTURE| PROTECT OUR WINTERS
An interview on sustainable recreation with UNR at Lake Tahoe: Brennan Lagasse is a teaching assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe. He teaches courses across departments and programs through a holistic approach grounded in sustainability education. In Fall 2024, he will be teaching the Sociology of Climate Change as part… Continue reading Professor and backcountry ski guide Brennan Lagasse explores the conflicts between outdoor recreation and sustainability, providing tips for getting outside as an environmental advocate
Excited to share the stage with my good friend and standout photographer, Ming Poon sharing photos, videos, and stories from our trip to the Arctic Refuge last summer. Details here and below, I hope you can make it!
Written by Jeremy Jones, Photos by Ming Poon. It’s hard to communicate just how fun and special this trip to Southern California was with Jer, Ming and Dostie. I had always wanted to nail a few of the obscure, standout lines in Southern California. It’s generally too hard to bypass the Eastern Sierra, but last… Continue reading Mountain Gazette #200 Palm Springs Shralpinism
The Sacred Place Where Life Begins: Stories and Adventures from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Brennan Lagasse has been traveling to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for over a decade. This past summer, a dream trip years in the making was realized when local Tahoe college students from Sierra Nevada College, alongside past and… Continue reading Arctic Refuge Slide Show 10/18/24 Tahoe City, CA 730pm Student Presentations, Photography by Ming Poon
*If you visit the Informed Experiences page you’ll see several examples of student work I have highlighted from our field work over the years in the Arctic Refuge. Kayala was once a student in my sustainability classes, graduated as valedictorian, and today continues to use her experience and voice to advocate for Arctic Refuge protection.… Continue reading It’s time to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by KAYLA HEIDENREICH
A brilliant show and a really fun assignment to review for Glide, Dead & Company’s last show (a couple of shots from the stands), and a review with photos from one of the four Madison Square Garden (MSG) Phish shows I was able to catch earlier this month here. On the trails and… Continue reading Summer Music Reviews
