by wilderness | Feb 6, 2015 | 2015 trips, archeology, desert, geology, hiking, Leave No Trace, San Rafael Swell, trip spotlight, Utah, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wild, wilderness
Photo of the San Rafael Swell, from photographer Vera de Kok, Spaces are available on a spring WV service project in one of the most striking areas of the Colorado Plateau – the San Rafael Swell. Geologically referred to as a massive domal...
by wilderness | May 14, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, blog, California, camping, geology, King Range, Leave No Trace, Lost Coast, Outdoor, trip spotlight, volunteer, volunteer vacation
California’s Lost Coast, photo courtesy of Eric MakIn late April, a Wilderness Volunteers group trekked on an 8 mile backpack to a beachside campsite deep into the rugged Lost Coast of Northern California. The Lost Coast is the longest stretch of...
by wilderness | May 6, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, birds, blog, California, camping, condors, geology, hiking, nature, Pinnacles, trail work, wilderness, wildlife
While I’ve come to get the know Wilderness Volunteers very well over the last half year as the organization’s first Development Coordinator, it wasn’t until the recent service project in America’s newest national park, Pinnacles, that I got to experience WV in...
by wilderness | Feb 6, 2013 | 2013 trips, birds, cactus, camping, desert, geology, invasive species, Joshua tree, Mojave, trip spotlight, volunteer, wilderness, wildlife
A Joshua Tree in Mojave sunset light, photo by Paul GoldbergToday we spotlight the WV project in the vast Mojave National Preserve, the 3rd largest unit of the National Park System in the contiguous US. Formerly named the East Mojave National Scenic Area and managed...
by wilderness | Jan 2, 2013 | 2013 trips, Alta Toquima, archeology, blog, camping, conservation, geology, glaciers, great basin, Humboldt-Toyaibe, John Muir, nature, science, scientific importance, trip spotlight, volunteer, wilderness, wildlife
Below is the first installment of what we expect will be a regular weekly feature of the WV blog – a spotlight on one of the many amazing wilderness areas where Wilderness Volunters will host a project in the next year. We plan to add a bit of insight into the...