by wilderness | Aug 8, 2018 | award, national park service, national parks, public lands, volunteer, Volunteer Service Award, washington, wes henry, wilderness. stewardship
Last week Ashely Northcutt, the Executive Director of Wilderness Volunteers, flew back east to Washington, DC to accept a National Park Service award on behalf of our volunteers.Click for the Event ProgramDept of the Interior Headquarters, Washington, DCThe ceremony...
by wilderness | Aug 1, 2015 | ban, climate friendly parks, litter, national parks
An average bottle of water only costs about $1.21 but what else does that bottle cost us?Some scary facts about bottled water:In 1976 the average American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water each yearIn 2008 the average American consumed 28.3 gallons of bottled...
by wilderness | Nov 27, 2013 | 2013 trips, blog, California, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, Photos from the Field, Pinnacles, thanksgiving, volunteer, wildlife
To celebrate the upcoming holiday, this week’s photo from the field is of wild turkeys found at Pinnacles National Park. This photo was taken by Ulrich Boegli when visiting the Park a few months in advance of the Wilderness Volunteers’ service project he...
by wilderness | Oct 9, 2013 | 2014 trips, backpacking, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, photography, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wilderness
The WV 2014 Spring Schedule is out now! We will be returning to many established projects, such as our award-winning project in Yosemite National Park, as well as introducing several new service projects, including Point Reyes National Seashore in California,...
by wilderness | Sep 12, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, California, camping, events, invasive species, John Muir, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, tools, trail work, trip leader, volunteer, Volunteer Service Award, Yosemite
Wilderness Volunteers has been selected as the Volunteer Group of the Year by Yosemite National Park! With over 9,500 volunteers donating their time and energy in Yosemite this year, it is a great honor to be chosen as the best of the year. We’re grateful for...
by wilderness | Aug 13, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Big Bend, blog, camping, Leave No Trace, Mt. Rainier, national parks, San Gabriel, trail work, trip spotlight, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wilderness
Last week, we crossed the halfway mark for our 16th season of giving something back through weeklong service projects. While there’s still a large amount of work to be done, there aren’t many spots available in the latter half of our season....
