by wilderness | Oct 8, 2011 | 2012 trips, trail work, volunteer, volunteer vacation
Cranberry Wilderness, WV (2011)From Utah to Oregon to New Hampshire to New Mexico, check ’em out here – all 14 of them!Summer and fall trips to follow in early December. Stay tuned to the WV homepage and the blog for more details.
by wilderness | Jul 19, 2011 | John Denver, music, nature, volunteer, west virginia
Dolly Sods, Monongahela National Forest, WVIn less than two weeks, Wilderness Volunteers heads to “Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia for our first ever service trip in “The Mountain State.” That’s right: WV in WV!We’ll spend the...
by wilderness | Mar 29, 2011 | events, volunteer
“Can I bring a friend?”…”Do you have any trips out East?”…”Do you go to Alaska?”…”I had no idea something like this even existed.”…”How do I sign up?”…Our national parks need...
by wilderness | Feb 8, 2011 | Lifestyle, Outdoor, Testimonial, volunteer
Last fall, WV first-timer Vicki Larson spent a week backpacking in southern Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Having heard of our program through a friend, Vicki decided it was time to “give something back” by joining our group...
by wilderness | Feb 4, 2011 | REI, volunteer
This February 22nd at 7pm PST, Wilderness Volunteers leader and participant Maidie Kenney will be leading a discussion about “Volunteer Vacations” at REI’s Hillsboro, OR location. Maidie will be speaking about her experience as a WV volunteer and...
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...
