by wilderness | Oct 21, 2015 | camping, Leave No Trace, litter, trash, waste, wildlife
Imagine hiking five miles into a wooded wilderness and finding a beautiful stream. Imagine sitting and listening to the sound of the stream rushing over the rocks, the breeze blowing through the trees, the birds singing, and the sense of peace and solitude you would...
by wilderness | Aug 4, 2015 | 2015 trips, bears, Photos from the Field, wildlife
Here are just a few of the fantastic photos uploaded to the Wilderness Volunteers Gallery so far this season.Hammond Canyon, Manti LaSal National Forest, UT (photo by Tim P.) Mojave National Preserve, CA (photo by Paul G.)Admiralty National Park, AK...
by wilderness | Jul 9, 2015 | 2015 trips, backpacking, bighorn crags, camping, Frank Church, Idaho, River of No Return, Salmon-Chalis NF, trip spotlight, volunteer, Wilderness Act, wilderness forever, wildlife
Stretching across six(!) National Forests, is the incomparable Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. At 2.367 million acres, “the Frank” is the second largest protected wilderness area in the contiguous United States, just behind Death Valley. Established in...
by wilderness | Mar 3, 2014 | bears, wildlife
This rescued bear displays his athletic prowess:http://www.weather.com/video/crazy-rescued-bears-new-talent-39563
by wilderness | Nov 27, 2013 | 2013 trips, blog, California, Leave No Trace, national parks, nature, Photos from the Field, Pinnacles, thanksgiving, volunteer, wildlife
To celebrate the upcoming holiday, this week’s photo from the field is of wild turkeys found at Pinnacles National Park. This photo was taken by Ulrich Boegli when visiting the Park a few months in advance of the Wilderness Volunteers’ service project he...
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...
