by wilderness | Aug 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever been in the backcountry and run across an interesting animal track that you wish you could identify? With some instruction, a few careful observations and maybe a couple of measurements you can likely identify what animal left the track in question and...
by wilderness | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
A recent death of an Arizona teen from a lightning strike in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness Area has brought to mind the importance of proper practices during lightning storms. Each year over 20 million strikes hit the ground accounting for nearly 70 deaths per year....
by wilderness | Jul 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
A New Approach to Gear Repair:The warmth, light weight and compactability of down jackets make them a backpacker’s ace in the hole but one down side has always been their susceptibility small rips or tears. Left unattended all that warm down escapes pretty...
by wilderness | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
While we all recognize the need to pack out what we pack in to our wilderness areas, what about biodegradable or natural trash like banana peels, sunflower seed shells, peach pits, orange peels, pistachio shells, and apple cores? Leave-No-Trace principles extend well...
by wilderness | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wilderness Volunteers is pleased to announce the winning entries from the 2015 Wilderness Volunteers Photo Contest, sponsored by Keen Footwear and Leki. We received more than 200 entries and there were so many fantastic photos, picking a...
by wilderness | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Debbie NorthcuttToday is my last day at Wilderness Volunteers. I’ve truly loved working for WV for so many reasons, chief among them the opportunity to spend so much time in the field in our beautiful wild places. We are so lucky to live in the USA where we have...
