by wilderness | Jan 19, 2016 | backpacking, bears, California, camping, conservation, Inyo National Forest, John Muir, Keith Waterfall, Leave No Trace, rehabilitation, restoration, trail maintenance, volunteer, wilderness
Below Wilderness Volunteers leader Kathleen Worley reflects on the retirement of Keith Waterfall, a long serving agency contact in the Inyo National Forest. While Keith may have moved on, Kathleen is leading another great project in the Inyo NF in 2016, this...
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 28, 2015 | 2014 trips, 2015 trips, Accomplishments, California, camping, condors, invasive species, Mojave, Pinnacles, trail maintenance, video, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Veteran Wilderness Volunteer Tom Coroneos has done more than 20 projects giving back all over the country! And beyond being an excellent volunteer, he’s terrific at making movies, having put together many great videos, including several about his recent WV...
by wilderness | Jan 31, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Boundary Waters, camping, Glacier National Park, hiking, photography, Photos from the Field, San Rafael Swell, trail maintenance, Utah, wild, wilderness
We’re pleased to announce the winning entries from the 2014 WV Photo Contest, sponsored by Mountainsmith, Sea to Summit, Crazy Creek and Ribz. We received more than 100 submissions, representing the majority of projects we had in the field in 2014. There were so...
by wilderness | Apr 29, 2014 | 2014 trips, California, Canyonlands, hiking, La Sal Mountains, Leave No Trace, Manti-La Sal NF, Outdoor, trail maintenance, trail work, Utah, volunteer
Join Wilderness Volunteers on our second annual project in the La Sal Mountains of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, July 27 – August 2, 2014. The La Sal Mountains are the second highest range in Utah and offer miles of trails, great wildlife viewing, abundant...
by wilderness | Feb 14, 2014 | presenation, REI, trail maintenance
From the REI Event calendar: Ever wonder who maintains and builds those trails you hike on? Who clears the fallen trees and brush, keeps invasive plant species at bay, or revegetates habitat and transforms those muddy, washed out sections of trail into...
