Roaming: A familiar plot within the prairie
Mitchell Flowers ASC Landmark crew member This composition tells a story. One that occurs frequently across the American Prairie Reserve. The characters are familiar and the events are common. Read the narrative below first, press play, then scroll down to follow...
Mountains, Wildlife and Waters: 5 Images of Denali National Park
By Emmy LuenemannASC Freshwater Microplastics Adventurer Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska (Photo by Emmy Luenemann) Denali National Park is one of the most fantastic, awe-inspiring places in the whole world. Every turn, whether it’s on the...
Meet the January/February 2016 Crew
A new Landmark crew is ready to rock winter on the American Prairie Reserve. Get to know them here. Deniz Bertuna Deniz grew up in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod, where he spent most of his free time in and around the ocean. He received his bachelor’s...
A Prickle of Porcupines
By Becky FitzpatrickASC Landmark Crew MemberI turned onto a snow-covered two track following tracks of deer, coyote and grouse. At the base of an irrigation berm, something slipped surreptitiously inside a metal culvert. Moving closer, I saw a pile of dark...
Brotherhood, Blood, Bond, Belief: A First Ascent
Libecki Brothers Explore Virgin Vertical Earth in Greenland Story and Photos by Mike LibeckiASC Adventurer The Libecki brothers on the summit of the Polar Bear Fang Tower. Mike (in the foreground) spent a decade planning and dreaming about the first ascent of...
The Unearthly World of West Greenland’s Icebergs
Arctic Gulls This past summer, veteran ASC sailors Matt Rutherford and Nicole Trenholm sailed from Annapolis, Maryland through the North Atlantic, the Labrador Sea, and north along the west coast of Greenland to Qaanaaq, a point just north of Melville Bay....
Amazing Wildlife Video from the Reserve
Wildlife at the APR from Eli Allan on Vimeo. Coyote pouncing, wild bison, porcupine and the grand scenery of the Great Plains... It's all here in this montage of wildlife footage collected over several weeks on the American Prairie Reserve. Cinematography...
Stop, Look, Listen. Hidden Wonders of the Prairie
Just today, while walking a transect, I found wonders aplenty. I knew my ride home was ahead, about five miles, but all I could see were the ridges and valleys between me and the horizon. I headed down and across a soft sea of dry, yellow grass that parted as I...
Big Cats on Camera
ASC's Landmark crew caught this mountain lion on a camera trap in northern Montana. Big cats are magnificent, powerful creatures, with incredible stealth and hunting prowess. Their populations are in decline worldwide, caused by habitat loss and conflict with...
7 Stunning Images From Pristine Seas
In the outer atolls of the Seychelles, Pristine Seas divers found rich marine ecosystems; here, Mauritian anemonefish and orange basslets congregate around a group of anemones and soft corals. (Photo by Manu San Félix/National Geographic Pristine Seas) ASC volunteers...