by wilderness | Apr 11, 2013 | 2013 trips, Alta Toquima, backpacking, Big Bend, invasive species, jedediah smith, Mallard-Larkins, Saguaro, san gabriels, Sawtooth Wilderness, trail work, volunteer, Weminuche, wilderness, wildlife
Our 16th season of giving something back is now underway and there are still available spots on service projects in some seriously great wild places:Alta Toquima Wilderness, June 23-29This amazing central Nevada wilderness area lies in the middle of the Toquima...
by wilderness | Feb 7, 2013 | camping, first-time, invasive species, Natural Bridges
By Chris Stockdale For the three first-time volunteers with WV, the service week at Natural Bridges National Monument in Southeastern Utah was an inspiring introduction to the organization and the contributions it makes to maintain our wilderness areas, national...
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 | Aug 5, 2011 | Hawaii Volcanoes, invasive species, rehabilitation, restoration, sea turtles
In March of 2010, I was lucky enough to co-lead a Wilderness Volunteers trip to Halape beach in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We backpacked about 8 miles in over some fantastic lava down to the coast line and spent a week removing invasive vines and trees. These...
by wilderness | Jul 6, 2010 | invasive species, Kitchen Corner, Tips
Every region of the country has invasive plants that present their own particular problems. When my wife and I moved to a state in the Deep South shortly after we married, we encountered Kudzu for the first time. Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the United States...
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...
