by wilderness | Feb 5, 2014 | history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, The Wilderness Society, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Howard ZahniserThe founders of the Wilderness Society knew that the the early wilderness areas didn’t have adequate protections as it was relatively easy to reverse the administrative acts that created them. They knew that it would take stronger legal action on...
by wilderness | Jan 29, 2014 | Aldo Leopold, history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, Sand Country Almanac, The Wilderness Society, wilderness, Wilderness Act
Aldo Leopold was the first to use the word wilderness to describe the areas he wanted to be preserved in the National Forests. He worked in the Forest Service where he was tasked with killing predators hated by local ranchers. He came to respect these animals and...
by wilderness | Jan 17, 2014 | grand canyon, history of wilderness, John Muir, let's celebrate wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt, wilderness, Wilderness Act, Wilderness50, Yellowstone
Thomas Moran’s “Tower Creek, Yellowstone”In 1872, Yellowstone was designated a “public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the American people.” Note that the National Park Service wasn’t created until...
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 | Jan 10, 2014 | history of wilderness, let's celebrate wilderness, wilderness, Wilderness50
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, signed into law by President Johnson on September 3rd, 1964. Wilderness Volunteers is planning a year long celebration of the Act, and is a sponsor of Wilderness 50th, a coalition of federal agencies, non-profit...
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...
