by wilderness | Jan 15, 2014 | 2013 trips, 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, camping, Canyonlands, La Sal Mountains, Manti-La Sal NF, Testimonial, trail work, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We recently caught up with Brian Murdock, the Recreation, Wilderness & Trails Manager for the Monticello/Moab ranger district of the Manti-La Sal National Forest to talk about our work in the Dark Canyon Wilderness; our next project there is May 11 –...
by wilderness | Nov 27, 2013 | 2013 trips, blog, California, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, Photos from the Field, Pinnacles, thanksgiving, volunteer, wildlife
To celebrate the upcoming holiday, this week’s photo from the field is of wild turkeys found at Pinnacles National Park. This photo was taken by Ulrich Boegli when visiting the Park a few months in advance of the Wilderness Volunteers’ service project he...
by wilderness | Nov 12, 2013 | 2013 trips, 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, California, camping, earth day, exercise, hiking, Leave No Trace, Lost Coast, photography, Photos from the Field, trip spotlight, volunteer
Sharing photos from the field has been a regular feature from the WV facebook page and we’ll now be sharing on the blog as well! If you have a favorite photo that you’d like us to feature, please let us know by dropping a note to...
by wilderness | Oct 30, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, camping, Escalante, gear, hiking, invasive species, rehabilitation, restoration, Russian Olive, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Yes, I am “that girl” who decided to go to Utah after reading Aron Ralston’s “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” and watching 127 Hours – I was mesmerized by the slot canyons, the vast expanses of empty desert, the hoodoos – it just looked other-worldly. I would...
by wilderness | Oct 1, 2013 | 2013 trips, Barack Obama, Congress, Government Shutdown
Unfortunately, while the government is shutdown WV will not be able to send out many of the remaining service projects on our 2013 schedule. All of the country’s National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, Bureau of Land Management lands and National Forests are...
by wilderness | Sep 12, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, California, camping, events, invasive species, John Muir, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, tools, trail work, trip leader, volunteer, Volunteer Service Award, Yosemite
Wilderness Volunteers has been selected as the Volunteer Group of the Year by Yosemite National Park! With over 9,500 volunteers donating their time and energy in Yosemite this year, it is a great honor to be chosen as the best of the year. We’re grateful for...
