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 | Oct 13, 2010 | alternative spring break, Russian Olive, trail work, volunteer
Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, ID (2010)That’s right. Just as the 2010 trip season concludes with a week of trail-building along Arkansas’ Buffalo National River, the 2011 spring trip schedule is up and ready to go. Highlights include two alternative spring...
by wilderness | Sep 1, 2010 | Kitchen Corner, Sawtooth Wilderness, Tips, trail work, volunteer
Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2010)One of the numerous rewards of having been a Wilderness Volunteers leader for many years is working with the same people – both trip participants and agency personnel. Often on my trips, I will already know close to half the...
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...
