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🚐 New industry data shows RV shipments extending a steep year over year decline through the first half of 2026, with towables leading the slide, see the full midyear shipment breakdown.

🦖 New research out of Finland found that a single sauna session, paired with a cold shower partway through, temporarily boosted every type of circulating white blood cell, hinting at a short term immune effect. Read how researchers explain the immune cell surge.

⚖️ A Kentucky town’s temporary ban on a data center near Mammoth Cave National Park is now being challenged in court by the company behind the project. See the due process argument it is using to try to overturn the moratorium.

🎣 Yellowstone has closed all park rivers and streams to fishing every afternoon as water temperatures climb into dangerous territory for trout. Find out when anglers can still cast a line.

📈 VF Corp topped its own first quarter guidance and raised its full year outlook, with The North Face outperforming expectations while Vans keeps sliding. See what is behind the executive shakeup that came with the results.

The Running Event named 65 specialty retailers as 2026 Best Running Stores honorees, selected from 8,300 nominations across 49 states and evaluated through secret shopper visits. Winners will be recognized at the Industry Awards Dinner on December 3 in San Antonio, per The Running Event

Garmin reported record second quarter 2026 revenue of $2.02 billion, an increase of 11 percent year over year, with operating income up 30 percent and gross margin expanding to 62.4 percent. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to approximately $8.05 billion, and the results are detailed by Garmin International

Leave No Trace is recruiting volunteer Board of Directors members with expertise in finance, the outdoor industry, or nonprofit fundraising. Applications are due by September 15, 2026, according to Leave No Trace

Grassroots Outdoor Alliance elected a new slate of board officers, including Todd Frank as Chair, Ross Harris as Vice Chair, Mark Anderson as Treasurer, and Tina Miller as Secretary. Kevin Leffler joins as a new board member, per Grassroots Outdoor Alliance

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Berghaus partnered with Long Beach Rising on July 18 for a free community climbing event at the Long Beach Rising gym, raising over $6,000 for All Rise Outdoors, a nonprofit promoting DEI in climbing. The event was hosted by Berghaus

Outdoor Market Alliance awarded $35,000 in grants to three outdoor nonprofits, including $20,000 to Durango Trails, $10,000 to the Special Operations Adventure Foundation, and $5,000 to Front Range Powder Factory. The grants bring its total nonprofit giving to $110,000 since 2022, according to Outdoor Market Alliance

Crazy Creek Products launched the Woodsy Owl Original Chair, a special edition legless camp chair available at REI. Ten percent of proceeds are donated to the U.S. Forest Service to support Woodsy Owl’s conservation and anti-litter education efforts, per Crazy Creek Products

DRIFT Shoes launched the Minna, a waterproof SPD-compatible mountain bike shoe featuring a textile and suede upper, an embedded power shank, and a gum rubber outsole. The shoe is available in four colorways, according to DRIFT Shoes

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