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 | Nov 7, 2013 | animal tracks, bears, grizzly, hiking, wilderness, wildlife, wolves
A grizzly bear and leopold wolf in Yellowstone NP, Doug Smith 2006, courtesy of Yellowstone National ParkA recent study released in the Journal of Animal Ecology has officially detailed the symbiotic relationship of two of North America’s greatest predators, the...
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 | Oct 9, 2013 | 2014 trips, backpacking, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, photography, volunteer, volunteer vacation, wilderness
The WV 2014 Spring Schedule is out now! We will be returning to many established projects, such as our award-winning project in Yosemite National Park, as well as introducing several new service projects, including Point Reyes National Seashore in California,...
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...
by wilderness | Aug 28, 2013 | 2013 trips, Accomplishments, camping, Leave No Trace, nature, southwest, Testimonial, trip spotlight, volunteer, wilderness
We received this nice note from Glenn Thornton, a participant on WV’s service project in Utah’s Dark Canyon Wilderness of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, May 12 – 18, 2013.Dave and Wilderness Volunteers,Glenn conquering invasive tamariskThanks for...
