by wilderness | Dec 20, 2010 | Buffalo National River, trail work, video
In 2010, Wilderness Volunteers ran three trips along Arkansas’s Buffalo National River, assisting in the construction of the 26-mile Buffalo National River Trail. Here’s a look at these volunteers in action:Piqued your interest in a project? Check out the...
by wilderness | Dec 14, 2010 | Accomplishments
To say that Wilderness Volunteers had a great year would be an understatement. WV completed forty-seven projects with a total of 529 participants. Some of WV’s accomplishments include the maintenance of seventy-one miles of trails, the construction of seven...
by wilderness | Dec 4, 2010 | leader training, trail work, trip leader, volunteer
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, ID (2010)The 2011 Wilderness Volunteer service projects are on the website – all 55 of them!Spread across 21 states – including Alaska, Hawaii, and a handful of states east of the Mississippi – projects range from trail...
by wilderness | Dec 1, 2010 | media, nature, olga kotelko
Every other week, there seems to be another article or book highlighting the benefits of spending time in the great outdoors for those young and old. Julie Deardorff of the Chicago Tribune wrote recently that “a daily dose of nature can help keep kids...
