by wilderness | Jun 4, 2010 | conservation, National Trails Day
Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness, CO (2008)This Saturday June 5th is National Trails Day, a nationwide event dedicated to increasing our awareness, understanding, and enjoyment of – you guessed it – trails.Organized by the American Hiking Society, the day...
by wilderness | Mar 20, 2010 | conservation, Hawaii Volcanoes, hiking, national parks, nature, sea turtles, wildlife
I just returned from the Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park service project where we backpacked 8 miles losing 2700-feet to get to a remote beach at Halape where we set up camp for a week of making the beach a more friendly place for rare hawksbill turtles, a critically...
by wilderness | Feb 10, 2010 | conservation, video
Here’s a creative video brought to our attention by a volunteer. I’ll leave it at that. Watch for yourself.
by wilderness | Dec 15, 2009 | conservation, Phoenix Commotion, recycle, TerraCycle, video
Last week, we highlighted the ingenuity of volunteers with a short post on the capabilities of geotextile, a seemingly obscure material that, thanks to some resourceful and creative minds, has become an invaluable backcountry work tool.Keeping with that theme of...
by wilderness | Dec 2, 2009 | conservation, nature
Here’s a neat take on “biodiversity,” courtesy of artist Christoph Neimann.
by wilderness | Nov 25, 2009 | conservation, media, national parks, nature
Denali National Park, AK (2007)If you’re looking for something to do this Thanksgiving, and watching the Cowboys annual Thanksgiving football game doesn’t fit the bill, check out National Geographic’s new series titled “Americas Wild...
