Stories

6th October 2022

Facing corporate bully tactics, one Riverkeeper is not backing down

Trisha Mukherjee tells the story of Frederick Tutman, a Riverkeeper standing up for the local environment and community in the face of corporate bully tactics.

27th March 2022

Take the One Bag Challenge to clean up our trails

This April, Emergence presenting partner Trash Free Trails is inviting everybody - walkers, riders, swimmers, bit-of-everythingers - to take part in the One Bag Challenge. The aim is to tidy up the outdoors, but also to build a stronger, more resilient outdoor community. Find out how you can help do both.

8th July 2021

Meet the streamkeepers bringing waterways back from the dead

In Vancouver, urban creeks once declared dead are rewelcoming spawning salmon for the first time in decades. Key to this minor miracle are groups of outdoor-loving volunteers. Meet the streamkeepers.

3rd May 2021

Paddling the north with local adventure activist Jo Moseley

We’ve been following Jo Moseley’s backyard journeys ever since we met at our film festival and Love Trails Festival back in 2018. Jo’s energy, activism and just giving it a go is an inspiration to all.

Authors

Adventure Uncovered

Adventure Uncovered influences social and environmental change through responsible adventure.

Lizzie Carr

Lizzie is the founder of Planet Patrol, a global movement for tackling plastic waste and other environmental degradation with more than 15,000 volunteers around the world. She is also an environmental consultant, writer and and eco-adventurer (mostly on her paddle board).

David Lyons

David Lyons works in communications for Tomorrow's Cities, a global research programme into reducing disaster risk for underserved communities in growing cities. Three years living on the Hebridean island of Coll in his 20s cemented David's love of the outdoors, and he tries to balance his urban-focussed job with as many surfing, climbing and cycling adventures as possible.

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