by wilderness | Sep 1, 2015 | Alaska, Denali, Executive Order, McKinley, Obama, President
DENALIThis week President Obama announced that he would be issuing an executive order to change the name of North America’s tallest mountain. In 1917 the 20,237 foot peak (called Denali by indigenous Athabascan people) was federally recognized as Mt.... 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 | Aug 1, 2015 | ban, climate friendly parks, litter, national parks
An average bottle of water only costs about $1.21 but what else does that bottle cost us?Some scary facts about bottled water:In 1976 the average American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water each yearIn 2008 the average American consumed 28.3 gallons of bottled... 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 | Jul 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Debbie NorthcuttToday is my last day at Wilderness Volunteers. I’ve truly loved working for WV for so many reasons, chief among them the opportunity to spend so much time in the field in our beautiful wild places. We are so lucky to live in the USA where we have...
