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...
