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 14, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, blog, camping, Idaho, Leave No Trace, Sawtooth Wilderness, Testimonial, trail work, trip leader, volunteer, volunteer vacation
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...
by wilderness | Aug 2, 2013 | 2013 trips, Alaska, backpacking, bears, blog, camping, trip leader, wilderness
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...
by wilderness | Feb 27, 2013 | 2013 trips, backpacking, blog, camping, Colorado, Continental Divide Trail, nature, trail work, trip leader, trip spotlight, Weminuche
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...
by wilderness | Jan 18, 2011 | Kitchen Corner, leader training, Tips, trip leader, volunteer
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...
by wilderness | Jan 9, 2011 | leader training, Tips, trip leader
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...
