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Close-up of hands holding a white cloth with a small black tick on it.
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Tick Talk 101 (Feat. Protection You Can Trust)
With a historic year for tick-borne illness already in the making, let’s review some behaviors and protection methods proven to keep them at bay.
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Woman in black apron holding tortillas standing inside a brick room with plastic chair and water bucket.
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World Water Day 2026: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows
This year, WWD recognizes the value of including women in the clean water movement worldwide, while exposing the inequities of the global water crisis.
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Hiker with backpack and poles on a snowy mountain slope under clear sky with 2026 Badger Sponsorship text.
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The 2026 Badger Sponsorship
Win Sawyer Products and support a good cause. With so many chances to win, and proceeds benefitting Outdoor Alliance, what's not to love?
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Man in blue shirt being filmed near polluted river with trash and crowded houses in background.
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Dan Becker's Christmas Call to Action: Fundraising for Shompole
Dan Becker has a call to action for those looking to support clean water projects this season.
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Woman carrying sleeping child on back among a group of people in traditional attire and bead accessories.
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New England Journal of Medicine: Permethrin-Treated Baby Wraps for the Prevention of Malaria
Read on to learn more about this exciting study on baby wraps and malaria prevention in the news.
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Smiling woman holding a green bucket water filtration system and giving a thumbs up indoors.
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Filters to Futures: 2025 in Review
Thanks to the tireless efforts of driven volunteers and the generosity of donors, an estimated 1,000,000 million people now have access to clean water.
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Smiling person in a green puffy jacket and sunglasses with snow-covered mountains in background.
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The Built With Purpose Sale is LIVE!
The outdoor industry is full of purpose-driven brands that solve real-world problems, so our friends at Ombraz made a ONE DAY SALE to celebrate them all.
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Man wearing American Red Cross vest holds a Sawyer water filter and cups of dirty and clean water.
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Sawyer Filters in Emergency Situations
Using Sawyer Filters when under a boil notice
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Book cover for Sawyer THINK by Kurt Avery with young girl holding two glasses of water.
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Order "Sawyer Think" by Founder, Kurt Avery!
Learn how businesses can leverage their success to drive positive social impact.
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Yellow and white bottles of Sawyer insect repellents on a tree stump outdoors with grass background.
Medya Mansyone
The Daily Sun: I went out looking for turkeys and found ticks!
Tips and Tricks to staying tick-free on trail.
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LifeStraw and Sawyer Mini blue portable water filters side by side with 'VS' between them.
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Skyliners: Lifestraw Vs Sawyer Mini: Ki pi bon?
Lavi Vs Sawyer Mini
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Logo with mountain, trees, and sunset, text reads Professional Camping .com
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Sawyer Mini Dlo Sistèm Filtraj - Revizyon konplè
When we’re traveling, whether it be camping, backpacking or going overseas, clean water is always a concern.
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Group of people outdoors holding Sawyer bucket water filters for clean drinking water.
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Filtè a ki ekonomi mond lan!
Filtè nou yo ap afekte kriz dlo mondyal la nan plis pase 70 peyi atravè lemond.
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Yellow bottle of Sawyer Premium Insect Repellent with black spray nozzle on purple background.
Medya Mansyone
Hitech Glitz: Poukisa nou renmen Sawyer Permethrin Premium Insect repouse
Poukisa nou renmen Sawyer Permethrin Prim Ensèk repouse
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Man carrying child and two orange buckets on a gravel road near damaged trees and debris.
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Laprès Lage: Siklòn Harvey ak Pwodwi Sawyer
Sawyer Products is working with multiple organizations to distribute approximately 20,000 bucket filtration systems and over 30,000 insect repellents.
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Man in red jacket filters water into a bottle outdoors while woman sits on rock behind him.
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Nouvo Pwodwi nou an
Sawyer MINI filtre - pi lejè a, pi piti 100,000 galon dlo ou pral janm pote.
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Hands holding a plastic bottle with a Sawyer water filter attached, flowing water outdoors near greenery.
Medya Mansyone
Entwodwi koudeta a netwaye koudeta
Koup la Netwaye Sawyer se dènye adaptè filtraj dlo nou an ki pral pèmèt ou retounen nan filtraj peze ou ak yon boutèy plastik.
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Woman pouring liquid into a cup held by another woman carrying a baby wrapped in a pink blanket.
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Èd dezas te bay 74 Filtè Dlo Sawyer pou amelyore Sante Matènèl
Èd dezas te bay 74 Filtè Dlo Sawyer pou amelyore Sante Matènèl
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Close-up of a mosquito with white markings feeding on human skin.
Medya Mansyone
Sawyer Ensèk repouse ak viris Zika a
Pwopagasyon viris Zika a ap eksploze nan Amerik Santral ak Amerik di Sid.
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Thick black smoke billowing from a wildfire behind trees near houses with mountains in the background.
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#WildfireWednesday: Enpak endijèn nan
Yon entèvyou ak Mari Bull-Lewis
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Three buckets showing water filtration stages, with clearer water and text '4X less costly than wells'.
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Tan kap vini an nan Inisyativ Dlo pwòp: Ki sa ki nan pwochen?
As we look to the future of clean water aid, we're asking ourselves questions in reflection. What lessons did we learn over the past 12 years?
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Two white SUVs driving on a muddy, water-filled dirt road surrounded by greenery and trees.
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Liberi: Rive nan san yo pa rive jwenn
Rive nan liberia
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Two people carrying white buckets on their heads and a bike loaded with buckets on a forest path.
Lavi deyò
Ki jan sa te rive: Entèvyou ak Eliya Harlie
Nan konvèsasyon Eliya Harlie
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Man in sunglasses using a water filter to fill a bottle while sitting on a stone ledge.
Lavi deyò
Soti nan Bikepacking nan Bangalore Lockdown: 1000 kilomèt nan peyi Zend san boutèy plastik
Soti nan wout Bikes nan Bangalore: 1000 kilomèt nan peyi Zend
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Illustration of a water drop containing a sun, mountain, trees, and ocean wave with the text Sawyer below.
Lavi deyò
Jwenn Woosah: Rankontre Erica Lang
Jwenn Woosah: Rankontre Erica Lang
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Two kids lying inside tent drawing colorful pictures on clipboards surrounded by cards and art supplies.
Lavi deyò
3 Tips for Rocking National Camp at Home Day!
3 Tips for Rocking National Camp at Home Day!
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Water for Madre logo with a blue water drop containing Americas map and a leaf inside.
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Dlo pou Madre - El Salvador
Water For Madre has begun working with the people of Santa Maria Madre de Los Pobres in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Hand holding a yellow Sawyer Bite & Sting Kit against a blurred natural mountain background.
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Sting Stinger a - Chanjman yon vilaj
About 80% of the one million people living in the NE Indian state of Mizoram belong to the Mizo tribe.
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Young girl in white and blue dress drinking water from a clear glass outdoors.
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Sawyer Entènasyonal ap ede dlo pwòp
Sawyer Entènasyonal ap ede dlo pwòp
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Person in colorful dress filling container with water from outdoor tap in bright sunlight.
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Ministè Timoun entènasyonal- Kenya
Mwen kontan rapòte distribisyon filtre dlo a ke nou te pote soti byen ta nan Mautuma School.
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Group of people outdoors holding Sawyer bucket water filters on grass with houses and trees behind them.
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Repons lan se lanmou Ministè - Perou
This trip saw the delivery of our 200th water filter!
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Woman crouching and holding a toddler standing in shallow ocean water on a sunny day.
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Konprann UVA ak UVB
Our purpose here is to explain the differences in UVA and UVB and to show the changes that have been mandated by FDA to call a sunscreen...
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Three hikers climbing rocky trail surrounded by greenery with mountains and ocean in background at sunset.
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Nouvèl solèy
Bagay nou te aprann sou blòk solèy depi entwodwi nomenklatur SPF nan ane 1970 yo
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Family walking along paved trail at sunset, child walking ahead, parent pushing stroller behind.
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Ki jan Solèy la afekte kouch po ou
Epidèm yo konsiste de senk kouch jan sa a
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Sawyer SPF 30 Stay Put Sunscreen Lotion bottle on a rock in sandy beach with ocean in background.
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Sawyer Sunscreen Systems
The "Sun Protection Factor" (SPF) was a great step forward in helping people understand how to get better protection.
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Black backpack resting against rock on sandy beach with sunscreen attached to side pocket.
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Rekòmandasyon Solèy
The higher SPF formulas (above SPF30) will hold in your body heat which can be helpful in cold weather.
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Table showing EPA removal rates for waterborne bacteria, protozoan cysts, and viruses with log reductions.
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Risk ki genyen nan dlo ki pa pwòp
Gen twa gwoup prensipal nan nati dlo ki pi souvan lye nan maladi ki gen rapò ak dlo:
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Backpacker walking on a sunlit forest path surrounded by tall mossy trees.
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Permethrin &Tik
Plizyè kalite maladi ensèk ki fèt
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Man spraying waterproof treatment onto a green camping tent pitched on grassy ground near water.
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Maksimize efikasite Tretman Perthrieth tretman an
Pou maksimize efikasite tretman permethrin Sawyer a, sèvi ak konsèy sa yo ak ke trik nouvèl
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Leave No Trace logo with green spiral design and text Center for Outdoor Ethics LNT.org
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Kite Pa gen okenn patenarya tras
Sawyer fyè pou anonse yon nouvo patenarya ak Kite No Trace.
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Two rescue team members in orange gear applying a yellow SAM splint to a person's forearm outdoors.
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Enpòtans premye swen ede
A good first aid kit is one of the Ten Essentials of backcountry travel.
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Close-up of a foot with a transparent blister pad on the heel walking on rocky ground outdoors.
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Premye Èd: Bagay yo konsidere sou vwayaj ou
Pou vwayaj ki pi long oswa plis difisil, li enpòtan pou pake yon seleksyon pi gwo nan atik komen e menm kèk atik adisyonèl tankou
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Two backpackers near tents on a grassy mountain with snow-capped peaks and clouds in the background.
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Twous Premye Swen: Pre-reyini vs. Do-Tèt ou
Gen kèk moun ki renmen kreye twous pwòp premye swen yo paske yo santi yo pral ekonomize yo lajan oswa ke yo ka moso ansanm yon pake plis Customized.
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Smiling search and rescue crew member in helmet and orange jacket stands by rocky riverbank.
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Premye gwosè Kit: Kijan pou mwen chwazi?
Gen kèk bagay yo konsidere lè w ap chwazi gwosè twous ou
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Woman in sunglasses sitting on a large rock drinking water near a flowing river in a forest.
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Ki jan Sawyer Filtè travay
Sistèm filtraj dlo sawyer yo itilize teknoloji adapte soti nan filtè dyaliz ren.
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People on a wooden raft navigating floodwaters in a tropical village with trees and houses.
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Dlo Ijans pou Gwatemalyen
In November, Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota dumped millions of gallons of rain on rural communities in Guatemala, causing massive landslides...
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Sawyer Stay Put SPF 30 sunscreen lotion bottle on sandy beach with sea foam around it.
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Diferan kalite Fòmil Solèy - Ki jan yo travay nan po a
To prevent sun rays from penetrating the skin, sunscreens use either a Chemical Absorber by converting it to heat, or...
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Sawyer SPF 30 Stay Put Sunscreen lotion bottle standing on wet sand.
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Diferan kalite baz solèy
Baz la oswa losyon nan ki absòbe yo oswa blokaj yo sispann trè enpòtan paske li pral finalman detèmine ki jan byen blòk solèy la ap travay.
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