by wilderness | Dec 4, 2010 | leader training, trail work, trip leader, volunteer
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, ID (2010)The 2011 Wilderness Volunteer service projects are on the website – all 55 of them!Spread across 21 states – including Alaska, Hawaii, and a handful of states east of the Mississippi – projects range from trail...
by wilderness | Sep 24, 2010 | Escalante, flood, Glen Canyon, safety, slot canyons, trip leader
I just returned from the Glen Canyon NRA project where we are removing Russian olive trees from the main corridor of the Escalante River. I’ve been involved in this project since the mid-1990s, and really enjoy seeing the river cleared of this massively invasive...
by wilderness | Aug 18, 2010 | leader training, trail work, trip leader, volunteer, wilderness
Lizard Head Wilderness, CO (2010)Arriving at the trailhead of an entirely new wilderness area is for me a truly invigorating thrill. After nearly eight months of preparation and anticipation (growing much more intense in the final two weeks), the moment has finally...
