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...
Report From The Field by Dave PachecoThis past week, I co-led a group of intrepid Wilderness Volunteers into the rugged Sawtooth Wilderness to help the agency managing the Sawtooth National Recreation Area with some much-needed trail maintenance. We’re proud to...
We’re pretty fortunate at Wilderness Volunteers to work with and interact with an excellent group of dedicated volunteers. We’re grateful for all the hard work our participants put in, giving something back in precious wild spaces.One such volunteer...
Signs of a WV project, Weminuche 2012, photo by Eric HillThis week’s project spotlight narrows in on a section of the Great Divide in the Weminuche Wilderness of Southwestern Colorado and the epic 3,100 mile Continental Divide Trail that takes hikers from Mexico...
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...
Inyo Nat’l Forest, CA (2006)Veteran volunteer and outgoing WV Board President Bill Sheppard has led his fair share of trips over the past 10 years. 2011 will be no different, as he’ll lead volunteers into California’s Desolation Wilderness, New...
