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...
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 | Nov 19, 2013 | 2012 trips, 2014 trips, Arizona, backpacking, cactus, camping, hiking, nature, Photos from the Field, southwest, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer, wildlife
Photo from the Field: Taken by Sarah Slover on WV’s spring service project in the Superstition Wilderness of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in March 2012.You can sign up now for WV’s 2014 service project in the Superstition Wilderness, as well as...
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 28, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, camping, Leave No Trace, nature, southwest, Testimonial, trip spotlight, volunteer, wilderness
We received this nice note from Glenn Thornton, a participant on WV’s service project in Utah’s Dark Canyon Wilderness of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, May 12 – 18, 2013.Dave and Wilderness Volunteers,Glenn conquering invasive tamariskThanks for...
