by wilderness | Jul 3, 2013 | Colorado, Testimonial, trail work, volunteer, volunteer vacation, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
“…developing a relationship with Wilderness Volunteers has really paid off.”We received the following kind letter from S. Conrad Clements, Trails Work Leader for the Colorado National Monument. We’re extremely grateful for all the hard...
by wilderness | Jun 26, 2013 | 150th birthday, 2013 trips, backpacking, camping, dolly sods, hiking, Leave No Trace, nature, the nature conservancy, west virginia, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We know we’re not the only WV out there. The fine state of West Virginia is celebrating their sesquicentennial this week. It’s a state that has an abundance of wild lands and that’s worth celebrating! This fall we’ll be...
by wilderness | Jun 6, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, California, nature, President, Sierra, volunteer, Volunteer Service Award, White House Barack Obama, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
We were happy to receive this award and accompanying letter from President Obama in the mail this week. This recognition was prompted by our agency partners at the Sierra National Forest, due to our continuing service project in the John Muir Wilderness....
by wilderness | May 8, 2013 | 2013 trips, birds, camping, conservation, Goshute, great basin, hiking, trail work, trip spotlight, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
Check out this neat article in the May/June issue of Nevada Magazine about one of our partners, HawkWatch International. WV’s upcoming project June 2 – 8 in the Goshute Mountains is a combined project, as we’ll work to maintain the trail used...
by wilderness | Apr 9, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, auction, Training, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer
If you were watching Utah public television station KUED during our online auction, chances are you saw our very own Dave Pacheco talking about WV’s environmental do-goodery as well as the online auction that ultimately raised over $13,500 for our work!...
by wilderness | Apr 3, 2013 | legislation, national parks, wilderness, Wilderness Stewardship Volunteer, wildlife
Friends over at the MPA program at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill put together this neat infographic on Our National Parks:MPA@UNCOnlineMPADegrees.com
