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If our 50+ year support of public lands has taught us anything, the most prominent lesson is that we directly benefit from the stewardship choices of previous generations. We see...

It’s not unusual for hikers, backpackers, whitewater paddlers, trout fishermen and a host of other outdoor enthusiasts to refer to the Harper Creek and Lost Cove areas as “Wilderness Areas.”...

by John Millsaps Life skills, environmental stewardhip, leadership, community service, and personal responsibility. Rather than posting up on the couch or by the pool for the summer, the crews of...

Get in. Get out. Leave behind nothing but…nothing. That’s the philosophy behind LNT—Leave No Trace—backcountry travel. No one wants to bust their chops to get to the back of beyond...

Customers of Great Outdoor Provision Co. got more than a great deal on outdoor gear this month – they helped select the winner of the 2010 Vote For Land conservation...

Land for Tomorrow is a coalition of conservation, agriculture, wildlife, business and local government organizations across the state committed to preserving and protecting North Carolina’s land, water and historic places....

Raleigh, NC, January 28, 2010 – SNEWS and Backpacker honored Great Outdoor Provision Co. as the recipient of the 2010 Retailer of the Year Award for Conservation, a recognition given...

Upon first meeting Drew Harding I knew this mountain of a man’s heart was proportionate to his size. Growing up in a rural village of Ethiopia, Drew was raised with...

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales — from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida...

CCA NC: Raleigh-area residents will soon have 12 new places to dump their used oyster shells and help the environment at the same time. The drop-off centers will be the...

You just never know who’s going to walk into Great Outdoor Provision Co. on Land Trust Day. This year, a customer lingered at the Coastal Land Trust’s exhibit and casually...

At Great Outdoor Provision Co. we celebrate the protection of the lands, waters and wildlife of North Carolina. “Vote For Land” gave you the opportunity to join us in these...

Just in from Jackie @ Neuse RIVERKEEPER® Foundation I want to thank you all for helping make the 7th annual Neuse River Spring Clean-up another successful event. We had a...

The right place at the right time. Not exactly what the 91passengers of the M/S Explorer thought on Thanksgiving 2007 as an iceberg sank their ship into the frigid waters...

This all started about three months ago when I was trying two find a way to ride my bike to work in order to save myself some gas money and...

The 2008 Challenge was a great success with 12,210 participants. We saved 1.9 MILLION miles! That’s 270 trips to China! 86,485 GALLONS of gas — 13.3 tanker trucks full —...

RALEIGH, NC – Customers of Great Outdoor Provision Co. got more than a great deal on outdoor gear this month – they helped preserve open space within North Carolina. Customers...

Congratulations to Piedmont Regional Greenway, Winner of our 2008 “Vote for Land” sponsored by Patagonia and Great Outdoor Provision Co. When the “polls” closed at 12 noon June 6th, Piedmont...