In this bonus of The Wild Idea, we’re literally taking you to the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/appa/index.htm">Appalachian Trail. </a> Anne Robinson joins us from Harpers Ferry, the symbolic halfway point of her 2,200-mile thru-hike, for a conversation about what happens when you step away from your desk and into the woods for months at a time. Anne recently left her job at <a href="https://www.selc.org/">Southern Environmental Law Center</a> to take on the AT, and in this episode, she shares what she’s learning about land, history, community—and herself—along the way.Learn more about Anne and find the links and resources from today's episode at our website, <a href="https://thewildidea.com/">thewildidea.com</a>.

The Wild Line: Congress Wraps Up Reconciliation, Trump Eyes the Everglades, USDA Considers Nuking NEPA

The Wild Idea is an exploration of the intersection of wild nature and our own human nature. The hosts, Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, through conversations with experts and thought leaders will dive into the ways that humans have both embraced and impact the function and vitality of our remaining wild places.