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We organize week-long service trips from Maine to California, as well as Alaska and Hawaii in cooperation with public land agencies including the National Park and Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the USFish & Wildlife Service. Some are car-camping, some are backpacks, some are lodge/dormitory based and a few are canoe camping. These trips are for active, fit people who want to sp

end time lending their help to keep trails open, restore campsites, rehabilitate damaged areas, remove invasive plants, and the many other activities needed as stewards of public land.

06/04/2026

Our first volunteer project in Wildcat Mountain State Park in Wisconsin was a great success! 🧀⛏🌲 Our 7-person volunteer crew spent the first day of the project pulling invasive garlic mustard in a 65-acre area of the park. For the remainder of the week, our crew worked on rerouting a multi-use (horse and hiking) trail. The reroute involved removing trees, excavating roots and stumps, and creating 478 feet of new trail.

Amazing work, volunteers! And thank you to our wonderful agency partners at Wildcat Mountain State Park! Our volunteers loved working alongside you and we hope to return to Wisconsin in the future!

We'd also like to give a huge thank you to Friends Of Wildcat Mountain State Park for sponsoring this project and helping make it happen!

06/03/2026

To our great surprise, we still have several spots open on BOTH of our Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness projects! 🛶

Join us:
🪚 August 15th - August 22nd (Gunflint District): https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/boundary-waters-canoe-area-wilderness-gunflint/
🌲August 29th - September 5th (Kawishiwi District): https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/boundary-waters-canoe-area-wilderness-kawishiwi-2/

Both of these backcountry canoe projects will focus on backcountry trail and canoe portage maintenance in the iconic Boundary Waters!

Don't forget: we have full & partial scholarships available for all of our projects! Check out our website for more information.

06/02/2026

We are so thrilled to share a recap from our first-ever volunteer project in Jewel Cave National Monument! In short: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤! Our volunteers spent the week rehabbing a dangerously-worn concrete path in a historic and popular are of Jewel Cave NM. The goal of this project was to prepare ~600 ft. of the trail for contractors to follow with pouring new concrete in the coming weeks. To accomplish that, our team:
🔨 Sorted and moved 40 cubic yards of concrete rubble, using sledgehammers to break it into smaller pieces
💪 Removed 200 pounds metal remesh and 60 pounds of rebar
⛏ Raked and leveled 105,000 lbs of gravel to ensure a 1% drainage slope and consistent width - then sprayed and compacted it

If that wasn't enough, on the final day, our crew built a retaining wall to prevent erosion and damage to the newly poured trail. This retaining wall required approximately 22,500 lbs of rocks, moved up the trail in the mechanized buggies 🚜 and placed by hand, and the removal of approximately 1 cubic yard of soil.

We're tired just from typing all of that! AMAZING work, crew!! 👏

We can't wait to share more from our Jewel Cave National Monument project - and hopefully return soon!

05/31/2026

Looking for a meaningful summer adventure? 🌲☀️

We have some incredible volunteer project opportunities waiting for you this season! Give back to public lands, connect with people from across the country, and experience some truly remarkable places through hands-on stewardship and conservation work.

From trail maintenance and habitat restoration to gridding cave openings, every project offers the chance to make a real impact while building community and exploring the outdoors.

📍City of Rocks National Reserve (ID) - Women-only project - 3 scholarship spots remaining ➡️ https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/city-of-rocks-national-reserve-new-trails/

📍Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (ID) - 1 spot available ➡️ https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/craters-of-the-moon-national-monument-preserve-2/

📍 Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness (CO) - 2 spots available ➡️ https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/maroon-bells-snowmass-wilderness-2/

📍Glacier National Park (MT) - 1 spot available ➡️ https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/glacier-national-park-2/

📍Lassen Volcanic National Park - 1 spot available ➡️ https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/lassen-volcanic-national-park-2/

Learn more and find your next adventure at:
wildernessvolunteers.org

05/28/2026

There’s still time to join our June project in Great Basin National Park! 🌲⛰️

Spend a rewarding week giving back alongside the NPS while exploring one of America’s most underrated and awe-inspiring national parks. Volunteers will help support essential trail maintenance efforts through meaningful, hands-on stewardship work that may include:

🥾 Clearing encroaching vegetation
🪨 Repairing uneven trail surfaces
💧 Installing or repairing drainage features and waterbars
📍 Placing trail markers in hard-to-follow areas

This is an incredible opportunity to make a lasting impact while immersed in rugged mountains, ancient bristlecone pine forests, and unforgettable desert landscapes. For more information and to sign up:
https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/great-basin-national-park-2/

05/26/2026

We’re loving the photos coming in from this spring’s project! 🌿✨ This crew experienced a wonderful mix of meaningful stewardship work, beautiful scenery, and memorable moments together — including an impromptu birthday celebration in camp! 🎉🎂

Thank you to our incredible 2026 Buffalo National River volunteers and project leaders for your hard work, positivity, and dedication to giving back to our public lands. Great job, crew! 👏🥾 A sincere thank-you to the wonderful team at Buffalo River National River for their support, partnership, and dedication to this project.

05/21/2026

🍃 Take a look at some incredible nature moments from our spring project along the North Country National Scenic Trail in Pennsylvania this April! From flowing rivers and impressive beaver engineering to a snake in brumation, blooming trillium, and so much more, this project reminded us just how much beauty and life can be found while giving back to our public lands. 🌲🐍🌼💧

Every project offers more than meaningful stewardship work. It’s also an opportunity to slow down, observe, and connect with the natural world in unforgettable ways.

05/19/2026

We're excited to share a project recap from a very unique volunteer week in City of Rocks National Reserve! Our 13-person volunteer crew assisted City of Rocks with an extensive biological survey of a newly acquired area called Circle Creek Ranch.

🔎 Our WVers surveyed 14 20-acre quandrants, reporting a total of 699 vegetation observations and 142 fauna observations. Each observation included a photo of the observed species, a GPS location, and a possible identification using either the Merlyn Bird ID app or the Seek app.

🌱 The survey data will be used in the planning for developing access to this new parcel. The data will also be shared with the native tribes of this area.

We loved being part of this important project and are grateful for our continued partnership with the City of Rocks!

05/18/2026

Volunteering with Wilderness Volunteers means working as a team to get vital work completed for our public lands! ⛏️ Join the team ➡️ wildernessvolunteers.org

05/08/2026

And just like that... we have TWO spots open on our Maroon Bells project! 🏔 Join us and the Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers July 25th - August 1st as we complete trail improvements on the Four Pass Loop - one of the country's premier backpacking loop–situated within the uniquely beautiful Maroon Bells-Snowmass wilderness in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. This will be an unforgettable week!

Learn more and sign up here: https://wildernessvolunteers.org/wv-project/maroon-bells-snowmass-wilderness-2/

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Flagstaff, AZ
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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
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Friday	9am - 5pm

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http://www.wildernessvolunteers.org/

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