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 | Jan 15, 2014 | 2013 trips, 2014 trips, Accomplishments, backpacking, camping, Canyonlands, La Sal Mountains, Manti-La Sal NF, Testimonial, trail work, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We recently caught up with Brian Murdock, the Recreation, Wilderness & Trails Manager for the Monticello/Moab ranger district of the Manti-La Sal National Forest to talk about our work in the Dark Canyon Wilderness; our next project there is May 11 –...
by wilderness | Nov 20, 2013 | 2014 trips, Accomplishments, blog, camping, Continental Divide Trail, Gila, hiking, New Mexico, restoration, southwest, trail work, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We checked in with Annette Smits, the North Zone Trails Coordinator for the Gila National Forest ahead of our returning service project there, June 8 – 14, 2014. We asked Annette about the area, her work and how to help, among a number of other...
by wilderness | Nov 19, 2013 | 2012 trips, 2014 trips, Arizona, backpacking, cactus, camping, hiking, nature, Photos from the Field, southwest, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer, wildlife
Photo from the Field: Taken by Sarah Slover on WV’s spring service project in the Superstition Wilderness of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest in March 2012.You can sign up now for WV’s 2014 service project in the Superstition Wilderness, as well as...
by wilderness | Oct 30, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, camping, Escalante, gear, hiking, invasive species, rehabilitation, restoration, Russian Olive, Utah, volunteer, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Yes, I am “that girl” who decided to go to Utah after reading Aron Ralston’s “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” and watching 127 Hours – I was mesmerized by the slot canyons, the vast expanses of empty desert, the hoodoos – it just looked other-worldly. I would...
by wilderness | Sep 5, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, Barack Obama, conservation, Leave No Trace, National Wilderness Month, President, White House, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer, Wilderness50
The White House has recognized September as National Wilderness Month for the fifth year in a row! The proclamation by President Obama again sets September as the month to reflect on how important wilderness is for “our lives and our national...
