by wilderness | May 13, 2010 | bears, video, wildlife
I was traveling through New Mexico this week and caught this on the evening news. Needless to say, I feel compelled to share.Think she’s got impressive moves? Check out her competition, featured on this blog last spring.
by wilderness | Mar 9, 2010 | bears, video, wildlife
I was traveling through New Mexico this week and caught this on the evening news. Needless to say, I feel compelled to share. If you think this bear has impressive moves, watch this one strut her stuff.
by wilderness | Feb 10, 2010 | conservation, video
Here’s a creative video brought to our attention by a volunteer. I’ll leave it at that. Watch for yourself.
by wilderness | Dec 15, 2009 | conservation, Phoenix Commotion, recycle, TerraCycle, video
Last week, we highlighted the ingenuity of volunteers with a short post on the capabilities of geotextile, a seemingly obscure material that, thanks to some resourceful and creative minds, has become an invaluable backcountry work tool.Keeping with that theme of...
by wilderness | Dec 6, 2009 | Escalante, flood, invasive species, Russian Olive, southwest, trail work, video
Escalante River Canyon, UT (2009)When he’s not teaching Latin American Literature at UC San Diego, Wilderness Volunteer trip leader Misha Kokotovic is busy battling invasive Russian Olive trees – notorious for choking off rivers and streams in the West...
by wilderness | Sep 2, 2009 | Boundary Waters, canoe, nature, trail work, video, wildlife
Boundary Waters Wilderness, MN (2009)…With a canoe.I just returned from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness where we worked on portage trails for the week. Sort of like backpacking, only you have to carry the canoe over the portages – as well as your...