by wilderness | Nov 13, 2014 | CDT, Continental Divide Trail, Gila, spotted owl, thru-hiking
Wilderness Volunteers recently did a week of work on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) near Apache Creek, NM, in cooperation with the Glenwood Ranger District of the Gila National Forest. We were building new trail through a section of the forest that is closed to...
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...
by wilderness | Feb 27, 2013 | 2013 trips, backpacking, blog, camping, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, nature, trail work, trip leader, trip spotlight, Weminuche
Signs of a WV project, Weminuche 2012, photo by Eric HillThis week’s project spotlight narrows in on a section of the Great Divide in the Weminuche Wilderness of Southwestern Colorado and the epic 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail that takes hikers from Mexico...
by wilderness | Jan 9, 2013 | 2013 trips, cactus, camping, Continental Divide Trail, Gila, Leave No Trace, New Mexico, wilderness, wildlife
Photo from WV’s CDT Service Project in the Gila NF 2012Today we turn the spotlight onto WV’s service project along the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in the Gila National Forest. There are lots of interesting tidbits about the history of the land and the...
