by wilderness | Apr 18, 2016 | birthday, Escalante, Grand Staircase, GSENM, Utah
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) is celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2016! Wilderness Volunteers has been working with Grand Staircase-Escalante for 18 of those years doing a variety of projects, from backcountry restoration to eradication of...
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 | 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 | Sep 24, 2010 | Escalante, flood, Glen Canyon, safety, slot canyons, trip leader
I just returned from the Glen Canyon NRA project where we are removing Russian olive trees from the main corridor of the Escalante River. I’ve been involved in this project since the mid-1990s, and really enjoy seeing the river cleared of this massively invasive...
by wilderness | Dec 6, 2009 | Escalante, flood, invasive species, Russian Olive, southwest, trail work, video
Escalante River Canyon, UT (2009)When he’s not teaching Latin American Literature at UC San Diego, Wilderness Volunteer trip leader Misha Kokotovic is busy battling invasive Russian Olive trees – notorious for choking off rivers and streams in the West...
by wilderness | Jul 10, 2009 | Escalante, events, REI
Wilderness Volunteers fans in Utah are encouraged to attend a presentation at REI in Salt Lake City titled “Giving Something Back in 2009.” The photo presentation encourages attendees to get involved in upcoming wild-land service opportunities.Program...
