Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2007) With Thanksgiving just a day away, it seems as appropriate a time as any to give thanks to all of the hard-wo...

Escalante River, Grand Staircase Escalante Nat'l Monument (2006) If there is one issue all Wilderness Volunteers leaders should concern ...

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, CO (2010) It's been a busy year for volunteer leaders Robin and Carter Bland, who have led four trips ...

Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2010) One of the numerous rewards of having been a Wilderness Volunteers leader for many years is working with the ...

Every region of the country has invasive plants that present their own particular problems. When my wife and I moved to a state in the Deep...

Many of us who lead backcountry service trips like to serve as many meals with fresh ingredients as possible, but preserving fresh ingredien...

What’s in your kitchen kit? When I became a WV leader in 2000, I was sent a basic cook kit consisting of four cooking pots (two large and t...

Below is one of my favorite recipes, one which I have used for many years. The recipe works best for car camping trips because it uses cann...

Volunteer Leader Gayle Marechal at Work in the Sawtooth Wilderness, ID (2007) One of the most daunting tasks a new Wilderness Volunteers tri...