by wilderness | Dec 8, 2012 | 2013 trips, alternative spring break, backpacking, camping, hiking, Leave No Trace, nature, Outdoor, volunteer vacation, wilderness
Goat Rocks Wilderness, Gifford Pinchot NF (2012)We are super excited to announce the release of the full 2013 Service Project schedule! It is a record setting year as WV will give something back in more wilderness areas in a single year than ever before, with...
by wilderness | Feb 29, 2012 | backpacking, camping, hiking, leader training, safety, survival, ten essentials, Tips
Common sense and good planning go a long way toward preventing emergencies in the backcountry. But sometimes, despite our best preparation, things go wrong.According to Wikipedia (what did we do before Wikipedia?), the “Ten Essentials” were first described...
by wilderness | Oct 28, 2010 | halloween, hiking
As Halloween approaches, the 2010 WV trip season comes to an end. Thanks to all our trip leaders and volunteers who “gave something back” and contributed to another successful year. We’re tallying up the final numbers of trails cleared, bridges...
by wilderness | May 5, 2010 | hiking, trail work
2009 marked the first time since 2001 that Wilderness Volunteers had a project in the Siskiyou Wilderness. The 2009 trip was led by Gayle and Bunny Marechal, and here is their report:”The Siskiyou Wilderness is located in the Klamath National Forest, just south...
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 | Mar 9, 2010 | events, hiking
L to R: Marge Volpe, Rick Volpe, Ron Eydelloth (and his son), Mike Leonard, and Joe Maglaty.WV was out and about this Saturday in Souderton, PA at the 2010 Calvary Outdoors Expo, which was host to several thousand attendees. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn...
