Giving Something Back
Since 1997
Wilderness Volunteers has been providing affordable and meaningful volunteer service opportunities that conserve and protect America’s wild lands since 1997. Working in cooperation with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, the BLM, the US Fish & Wildlife Service and others, you’ll be inspired and invigorated when you see how much a group can accomplish in a few days.
Upcoming Projects
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Location: Southcentral Maine
Strenuous. Up to 5 mi. daily hikes.
Front country.Tent camping in a designated campground
We’re seeking flexible volunteers for a week of mixed work on the trails and carriage roads in gorgeous Acadia National Park! The project scope will be narrowed closer to the project dates based on the needs of the park.
Location: Southern UT
Strenuous. ~5 mile daily hikes
Front country: dispersed tent camping
This is a medium elevation project: ~4800′.
Join us at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as we remove and treat Russian olive in the Escalante River Watershed.
Location: Southwestern CO
Strenuous. Up to 5 mi. daily.
Front country. Dispersed tent/car camping.
This is a medium elevation project: 5,000′-7,000′
Help close social trails, maintain trail drainage, reestablish trail tread, and brush the Sand Canyon Trails System.
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Women’s Volunteer Stewardship Projects
In 2025, Wilderness Volunteers offered our first-ever women-only projects, with the goal of empowering women and developing leaders through outdoor stewardship. Partnering with the Black Hills Parks & Forests Association, our all-women crews completed high...
2025 Wilderness Volunteers Photo Contest
We're excited to launch the Wilderness Volunteers 2025 Photo Contest! Grab a beverage, cozy up on the couch, and start looking through your 2025 project photos! We have great prizes for the winners of some fun categories: All Things Work – Pictures depicting project...
Play a BIG Role on the 2025 Big Thicket National Preserve project!
This April we’re heading to Southeast Texas for a new project: Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP). If you’re unfamiliar with Big Thicket National Preserve, let’s catch you up: BTNP was established on October 11, 1974 BTNP less than 2 hours away from downtown Houston...
