Casey Schreiner is a writer, producer, presenter and author who wrote The Wild newsletter in 2022. He has worked on and hosted shows for television and streaming networks, written Emmy-nominated documentaries and penned three books about the outdoors — including the first and only in-depth guidebook for Griffith Park. He is the founder of the website Modern Hiker and has been writing about the outdoors in the West since 2006.
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From Echo Mountain to Griffith Park, these beautiful hiking and walking trails can be reached by public transit.
This native, red-berried plant grows all along the California coast. It’s the official city plant of Los Angeles — and probably not how Hollywood got its name.
Following the euthanization of Griffith Park’s P-22, Angelenos should promote the city’s Wildlife District Ordinance, fewer cars and an end to rodenticide.
BreatheGood started with 25 people doing yoga in a Brookside park and grew to 300 at the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. Now the inclusive wellness community of WalkGoodLA includes running, hiking and healing.
Barnali Ghosh’s Instagram tribute to California native plants and Odissi dance is a joy to behold.
Rivers that are mostly underground, like the Amargosa, the Mojave and the Whitewater, make for Alice in Wonderland moments in Southwest desert hikes.
From the Trona Pinnacles to the Owens Peak Wilderness, there’s a startling wealth of natural beauty to explore — and too few people know about it.
Revisiting a favorite trail is a great way to start paying attention to the almost imperceptible changes that can occur in the same place over time.
The air is cleaner, crisper and cooler. It’s time to hit the trails.
With stories of Black people gardening, horseback riding, fishing and more, “Nature Swagger†is redefining what “outdoorsy†looks like.