I was recently asked to “Share at least one piece of essential gear you’d recommend packing or advice you’d share with someone going to the Brooks for the first time.” The ask was from the group ...

In June 2024, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) blocked a proposal to construct a 211-mile road through Alaska’s famed Brooks Range. The project, known as the Ambler Road, would have given mining ...

The new short documentary "Arctic Alchemy" follows scientist Roman Dial on an expedition in Alaska's Brooks Range. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Dial and the film's executive producer, Jon Krakauer.