by wilderness | Jan 19, 2016 | backpacking, bears, California, camping, conservation, Inyo National Forest, John Muir, Keith Waterfall, Leave No Trace, rehabilitation, restoration, trail maintenance, volunteer, wilderness
Below Wilderness Volunteers leader Kathleen Worley reflects on the retirement of Keith Waterfall, a long serving agency contact in the Inyo National Forest. While Keith may have moved on, Kathleen is leading another great project in the Inyo NF in 2016, this...
by wilderness | Jun 17, 2015 | 2015 trips, hiking, Humboldt-Toyaibe, Jarbidge, National Forests, trail maintenance, trail work, trip spotlight, volunteer vacation, wild, wilderness
A photo from WV’s 2011 project in the Jarbidge WildernessIn the far northeastern section of Nevada, just below the Idaho border, lies the remote and rugged beauty of more than 110,000 acres of Jarbidge Wilderness. With soaring 10,000’ peaks looming more than...
by wilderness | May 29, 2015 | 2015 trips, acadia, backpacking, Big Bend, Denali, Joshua tree, Olympic National Park, The Wilderness Society, Training, volunteer, wilderness, Yosemite, Zion
Our friends at The Wilderness Society shared a wonderful post featuring some gorgeous time-lapse photography of our National Parks. Below are a few of our favorites, where we also happen to have projects in 2015!Yosemite National Park – June 7-13, 2015There may...
by wilderness | Apr 28, 2015 | 2014 trips, 2015 trips, Accomplishments, California, camping, condors, invasive species, Mojave, Pinnacles, trail maintenance, video, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Veteran Wilderness Volunteer Tom Coroneos has done more than 20 projects giving back all over the country! And beyond being an excellent volunteer, he’s terrific at making movies, having put together many great videos, including several about his recent WV...
by wilderness | Apr 7, 2015 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, Gila, National Forests, New Mexico, photography, Photos from the Field, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Our 2014 photo contest had many wonderful submissions, such as the following great shots of the moon.WV participant David Peters on two of his photos he took on the Continental Divide Trail building project in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest:I love taking...
by wilderness | Mar 16, 2015 | age, Boundary Waters, BWCAW, education, wilderness
The Forest Service conducted surveys in 1970, 1982 and 2004 to look at the most used trailheads, frequency of visits, and reasons for visiting wilderness along with other questions. They noticed that visitors to wilderness are increasingly older, more experienced, and...
