This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Sturdy enough for trail-use but simple enough for everyday-wear, Smartwool’s Hike Medium Crew Sock is fashioned from a blend of merino wool and nylon. Backcountry is offering this winter-ready staple ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

What comes after Earth Day? An avalanche of socks. A North Carolina nonprofit called Material Return has teamed with Smartwool, a major American clothing producer, to collect 400,000 pairs of socks ...