by wilderness | Mar 16, 2015 | age, Boundary Waters, BWCAW, education, wilderness
The Forest Service conducted surveys in 1970, 1982 and 2004 to look at the most used trailheads, frequency of visits, and reasons for visiting wilderness along with other questions. They noticed that visitors to wilderness are increasingly older, more experienced, and...
by wilderness | Jan 31, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Boundary Waters, camping, Glacier National Park, hiking, photography, Photos from the Field, San Rafael Swell, trail maintenance, Utah, wild, wilderness
We’re pleased to announce the winning entries from the 2014 WV Photo Contest, sponsored by Mountainsmith, Sea to Summit, Crazy Creek and Ribz. We received more than 100 submissions, representing the majority of projects we had in the field in 2014. There were so...
by wilderness | Nov 12, 2014 | Boundary Waters, canoes, wilderness
Gillian Grant, a participant on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness project we did with the LaCroix Ranger District in August, wrote a post for her employer’s blog about the experience. It finally went live this week and can be seen at this link with the...
by wilderness | Sep 19, 2010 | Boundary Waters, canoe, Kitchen Corner, Maroon Bells, media, Tips, trail work
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, CO (2010)It’s been a busy year for volunteer leaders Robin and Carter Bland, who have led four trips all across the country, ranging from the canyons of Utah to the mountains of New Hampshire. And they’re not done yet, as...
by wilderness | Sep 2, 2009 | Boundary Waters, canoe, nature, trail work, video, wildlife
Boundary Waters Wilderness, MN (2009)…With a canoe.I just returned from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness where we worked on portage trails for the week. Sort of like backpacking, only you have to carry the canoe over the portages – as well as your...
