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Review: Grizzly 60 cooler

Another bulletproof, rotomolded cooler option for hunters, anglers, and more

by Johnny Carrol Sain - Thursday, Aug 12th, 2021

Photo: Johnny Carrol Sain

That first portable cooler, patented in 1953 by Richard C. Laramy of Joliet, Illinois, was a game-changer for outdoors-minded folks. Extended stays far from the conveniences of modern life could now be toasted with an ice-cold beverage. And while the actual contents of that first cooler’s maiden expedition aren’t known, it’s a safe bet that beer and lunchmeat were in there. Not much has changed when it comes to cooler staples, but the coolers themselves have evolved tremendously.

Gear we love right now: August 2021

What's working on and off the water

by Chad Shmukler - Monday, Aug 9th, 2021

Bajio Bonnevile frames with "Permit Green Glass" lens (photo: Chad Shmukler).

Fly anglers are overloaded with gear choices—rods, reels, boots, waders, lines, packs, bags, boxes, vests, apparel and more. It seems harder and harder to know what's worth coveting and what's worth ignoring. Gear reviews are a great way to explore in-depth what might be right for you, but not every piece of gear is suited to a full-length review and, even if it were, there's simply too much of it to get to. With that in mind, we periodically showcase what's working for us right now, to hopefully offer more helpful feedback on gear that's worth a second look.

Despite promises, Biden admin pushing pro-fossil fuel agenda

Instead of offering bold responses to climate change, the new administration has accelerated drilling permit approvals and fought for Trump-era fossil fuel projects

by Chad Shmukler - Thursday, Aug 5th, 2021

Joe Biden poses for a campaign trail photo-op with supporters (photo: Gage Skidmore / cc2.0).

Not long after taking office, the incoming Joe Biden administration was treated to a shower of media praise in response to the Interior Department’s announcement that it would halt new oil and gas leasing on public lands.

Lost opportunity for Snake River salmon and steelhead

Congress has once again abdicated its responsibilities to endangered salmon and steelhead

by Ben Kryzinski - Tuesday, Aug 3rd, 2021

Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River (photo: Bonneville Power / cc2.0)

The U.S. House had a chance this week to make a real mark on the effort to improve American infrastructure and keep salmon and steelhead from the Snake River basin from winking out of existence in the coming years. The body’s collective action on behalf of Snake River salmon when it honed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill it eventually sent to the Senate? It punted.

Seeing pink in the North Atlantic

Invasive pink salmon populations are increasing throughout native Atlantic salmon waters

by Chris Hunt - Monday, Aug 2nd, 2021

Photo: B. Finestone

Fisheries biologists have been wringing their hands for decades in cold-water regions of the Pacific Ocean due to the proliferation of farmed Atlantic salmon and the threats they pose to native fish and the health of inshore waters, both in North America off the coasts of the U.S. and Canada, and in South America, where salmon farms are common off the coast of Chile.