by wilderness | Nov 23, 2011 | Kitchen Corner, thanksgiving
Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2007)With Thanksgiving just a day away, it seems as appropriate a time as any to give thanks to all of the hard-working volunteers for all their important work this past year!The 2011 projects were responsible for an incredible amount of work....
by wilderness | Jan 18, 2011 | Kitchen Corner, leader training, Tips, trip leader, volunteer
Escalante River, Grand Staircase Escalante Nat’l Monument (2006)If there is one issue all Wilderness Volunteers leaders should concern themselves with when leading a trip, it is how members of the group interact with each other or, put another way, group...
by wilderness | Sep 19, 2010 | Boundary Waters, canoe, Kitchen Corner, Maroon Bells, media, Tips, trail work
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, CO (2010)It’s been a busy year for volunteer leaders Robin and Carter Bland, who have led four trips all across the country, ranging from the canyons of Utah to the mountains of New Hampshire. And they’re not done yet, as...
by wilderness | Sep 1, 2010 | Kitchen Corner, Sawtooth Wilderness, Tips, trail work, volunteer
Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2010)One of the numerous rewards of having been a Wilderness Volunteers leader for many years is working with the same people – both trip participants and agency personnel. Often on my trips, I will already know close to half the...
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 | May 14, 2010 | gear, Kitchen Corner, Tips
Many of us who lead backcountry service trips like to serve as many meals with fresh ingredients as possible, but preserving fresh ingredients poses challenges. Those challenges can vary depending on the area where the group is working, the agency the group is working...
