by wilderness | Feb 20, 2015 | 2015 trips, Arizona, backpacking, camping, canyon country, car camping, Escalante, Glen Canyon, grand canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes, Leave No Trace, National Forests, North Kaibab, Utah, wilderness, wildfire
In just a few short weeks, the 2015 Wilderness Volunteers project season will kick off with a full trip to the Mojave. Get out of the cold and into the wilderness with projects across the southwest (and Hawaii), such as these projects on the Colorado Plateau:Moab...
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 | Jun 13, 2014 | 2014 trips, backpacking, camping, hiking, history of wilderness, Idaho, Leave No Trace, Montana, restoration, wilderness
There are still spaces remaining on WV service projects in several outstanding wild places. Here are a few of the places that have spots available to give something back:Mission Mountains Wilderness, Montana, July 19 – 26Photo by Tammy Rinaldi, WV Service...
by wilderness | May 8, 2014 | camping, condensation, MSR, tent
Tips for reducing condensation in your tent from Mountain Safety Research:
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 20, 2013 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, blog, camping, Continental Divide Trail, Gila, hiking, New Mexico, restoration, southwest, trail work, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We checked in with Annette Smits, the North Zone Trails Coordinator for the Gila National Forest ahead of our returning service project there, June 8 – 14, 2014. We asked Annette about the area, her work and how to help, among a number of other...
