by wilderness | Dec 6, 2016 | National Forests, photo contest, photography
Wilderness Volunteers is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 WV Photo Contest sponsored by: We received more than 100 entries and there were so many fantastic photos, picking a winner was not an easy job.The grand prize winner for best photo is...
by wilderness | Jun 17, 2015 | 2015 trips, hiking, Humboldt-Toyaibe, Jarbidge, National Forests, trail maintenance, trail work, trip spotlight, volunteer vacation, wild, wilderness
A photo from WV’s 2011 project in the Jarbidge WildernessIn the far northeastern section of Nevada, just below the Idaho border, lies the remote and rugged beauty of more than 110,000 acres of Jarbidge Wilderness. With soaring 10,000’ peaks looming more than...
by wilderness | Apr 7, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Gila, National Forests, New Mexico, photography, Photos from the Field, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Our 2014 photo contest had many wonderful submissions, such as the following great shots of the moon.WV participant David Peters on two of his photos he took on the Continental Divide Trail building project in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest:I love taking...
by wilderness | Feb 20, 2015 | 2015 trips, Arizona, backpacking, camping, canyon country, car camping, Escalante, Glen Canyon, grand canyon, Hawaii Volcanoes, Leave No Trace, National Forests, North Kaibab, Utah, wilderness, wildfire
In just a few short weeks, the 2015 Wilderness Volunteers project season will kick off with a full trip to the Mojave. Get out of the cold and into the wilderness with projects across the southwest (and Hawaii), such as these projects on the Colorado Plateau:Moab...
by wilderness | Feb 11, 2015 | Big Burn, fire prevention, Idaho, Leave No Trace, Montana, National Forests, nature, PBS, Pulaski, Wild Films, wilderness
Volunteer Ed Leonard sharpens his Pulaski on a WV trip in Dolly Sods 2012If you’ve been on a service project with WV, there is a very good chance you’ve used a Pulaski. This common hand-tool features an ax on one side of the head and an adze or hoe on the...
