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family man


Michael Lanza has made a life and a living exploring the world’s most celebrated natural land- scapes—and helping others do the same. His blog The Big Outside is a trusted manual for families seeking to experience the outdoors together, offering thoughtful recommendations on everything from winning the attention of a screen-bound teen to the best backpacking gear for toddlers.


But in recent years, Lanza has found himself confronting a new and far greater challenge to outdoors- oriented families like his. As even the hallowed ground of the U.S. national parks begins to show the effects of global climate change, he and other parents must ask with growing urgency: Will this place be here for my kids?


Lanza’s award-winning book Before They’re Gone documents a year of travel with his own family to the frontiers of the changing climate—from the waterfalls of the Yosemite Valley to the icy Alaskan coast. He joined us to share his perspective on raising kids with a connection to the outdoors on a changing planet that needs them more than ever.


26 · LAND&PEOPLE · SPRING/SUMMER 2015


elyse leyenberger


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