by wilderness | Aug 13, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Big Bend, blog, camping, Leave No Trace, Mt. Rainier, national parks, San Gabriel, trail work, trip spotlight, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wilderness
Last week, we crossed the halfway mark for our 16th season of giving something back through weeklong service projects. While there’s still a large amount of work to be done, there aren’t many spots available in the latter half of our season....
by wilderness | May 14, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, blog, California, camping, geology, King Range, Leave No Trace, Lost Coast, Outdoor, trip spotlight, volunteer, volunteer vacation
California’s Lost Coast, photo courtesy of Eric MakIn late April, a Wilderness Volunteers group trekked on an 8 mile backpack to a beachside campsite deep into the rugged Lost Coast of Northern California. The Lost Coast is the longest stretch of...
by wilderness | May 8, 2013 | 2013 trips, birds, camping, conservation, Goshute, great basin, hiking, trail work, trip spotlight, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Check out this neat article in the May/June issue of Nevada Magazine about one of our partners, HawkWatch International. WV’s upcoming project June 2 – 8 in the Goshute Mountains is a combined project, as we’ll work to maintain the trail used...
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 | Feb 20, 2013 | 2013 trips, camping, hiking, La Sal Mountains, Manti-La Sal NF, nature, southwest, trail work, trip spotlight, Utah, volunteer
WV’s 2013 project will camp nearby the stunningly beautiful Warner Lake, photo by Jeff MauroneA view of Mt. Peale, photo by GSECThe Wilderness Volunteers Project Spotlight next lands on the outdoor recreation haven of southeastern Utah, in the Manti-La Sal...
by wilderness | Feb 13, 2013 | 2013 trips, camping, Clearwater, Idaho, Mallard-Larkins, nature, Nez Perce, trail work, trip spotlight, volunteer, wilderness
Lush ferns and old growth cedar forests are a wonderful feature of Mallard-Larkins Pioneer Area, photo by summitpost.orgThe Wilderness Volunteers’ Project Spotlight next falls in The Gem State. Lying about 150 miles due west of Missoula, MT in the Idaho panhandle is...
