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We are a leading national organization, dedicated to developing and implementing the gold standard of wilderness and natural resource management across the United States. We achieve our mission and vision through pursuit of special projects and activities designed to meet the following goals:

-Professionalize the discipline of wilderness management and stewardship through career development and n

etworking.

-Improve the practice of wilderness stewardship by fostering development, delivery, and application of state-of-the-art science and best management practices.

-Build the capacity of agencies, organizations, and volunteers to support the National Wilderness Preservation System through collaboration and partnerships.

-Increase the resources needed to ensure an enduring resource of wilderness for present and future generations.

-Advance public awareness and support of the life-sustaining benefits of wilderness.

-Engage the next generation of wilderness stewards by supporting the expansion of educational, experiential, and professional development opportunities.

06/13/2026

It's National Get Outdoors Day! Celebrate with a hike or just a visit to your local park 😌 Forest Service sites are fee-free today and BLM and NPS sites are fee-free free on Sunday!

Phot: Fitzpatrick Wilderness by Corrinne Scieszka

06/06/2026

Happy national trails day! Many federal sites are fee-free today so get outside and enjoy some trail time. This photo is from an employee retreat where SWS did some trail stewardship work on the Olympic peninsula in Washington State.

Photo: Michelle Tanz

06/02/2026

NWSI starts tomorrow! If you registered, you should have the links for tomorrow's sessions in your inbox.

One of many session offerings Wednesday is about the various types of crosscut saws, which will be presented by Eric Radmacher Fleitz, the Crosscut Saw Program Coordinator for the Forest Service in CA (pictured here presenting at the California Wilderness Ranger Acadamy) and Robert Parks from Ventana Wilderness Alliance

Check out https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/nwsi/registration/ for more information. Hope to see you there!

Photos: Ted Lenzie

05/27/2026

One week until The National Wilderness skills institute! This event is virtual and FREE, so sign up now if you haven't already! NWSI is a virtual training workshop that provides an evolving, integrative model for learning field-based wilderness and wild & scenic rivers knowledge, skills, and abilities for everyone.

Join SWS, U.S. Forest Service , National Park Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management , American Rivers , Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) , Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation , University of Montana , Ventana Wilderness Alliance , Flathead Rivers Alliance , Indian Peak Vineyards , Wolves of Lebanon , WILD Foundation and more for presentations on wilderness management and wilderness skills from presenters around the world.

Go to https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/nwsi/registration/ to register!

05/22/2026

Happy ! We love wilderness for many reasons, one of them being the habitat it provides for a diverse range of plants and living creatures. Here's a cute pine martin making an appearance on an SWS field visit to Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness. 🥹 Are you getting out into the wilderness this Memorial Day weekend??

05/11/2026

Last week, wilderness professionals from across the state of California came to Weaverville to attend sessions on wilderness law, policy, and field skills at the 2026 California Wilderness Ranger Academy.

Personnel from U.S. Forest Service Bureau of Land Management - California as well as partners from 8 other nonprofits all came together to learn and reconnect as a wilderness community. Sessions included crosscut saw sharpening demonstrations and certifications, stock training, backcountry navigation, dry-stone masonry, Wilderness First Aid certification and more!

After a one-year hiatus, we were excited to help bring this important event back. It was particularly meaningful for Vick to be more involved in planning because she attended this event back in 2014, in her first year as a Wilderness Ranger and it had a big impact on her. Hopefully the same type of impact was impressed on all new attendees that we strive to fold into our wilderness community. 🥰

U.S. Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Ascend Wilderness Experience
Capital City CPR
Bigfoot Trail Alliance
JMT Wilderness Conservancy
Los Padres Forest Association
Pacific Crest Trail Association
Scott River Watershed Council
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
The Watershed Research and Training Center

05/01/2026

Today is the last day of Missoula & Bitterroot Gives — don't miss it. 🏔️

For 20 years, SWS has trained the experts protecting Montana's wildest places — the Rattlesnake, the Missions, the Anaconda-Pintler. Your gift today keeps that work going.

🌲 $25 — Trail Keeper | $100 — Stewardship Supporter

🌲 $250 — Wilderness Champion | $500 — Legacy Steward

Give before midnight 👇

missoulagives.org/organizations/society-for-wilderness-stewardship

04/28/2026

Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley are surrounded by millions of acres of pristine wildlands—but we’ve all seen the trailheads packed and the pressure building on the landscapes we call home. Simply loving these places isn’t enough; keeping them wild takes more than good intentions. Montana's wild places need champions. It takes trained, skilled people and solid science to do the unglamorous work required to ensure these lands stay healthy and intact for our future generations.

The Society for Wilderness Stewardship is a small Missoula-based team with a big reach, training the land managers and next-generation stewards who protect local treasures like the Rattlesnake, the Missions, and the Anaconda-Pintler. In 20 years, we’ve worked in 350+ wilderness areas across the country and mentored 103 young professionals into conservation careers. We’ve earned multiple national awards for our work, and we keep administration lean so 98¢ of every dollar goes straight to protecting wild places.

This April 30–May 1, we’re part of Missoula & Bitterroot Gives. It’s 26 hours for our community to show up for the causes that make this place worth living in. We’d love your support in turning local love into measurable results.

🌲 $25 — Trail Keeper | $100 — Stewardship Supporter
🌲 $250 — Wilderness Champion | $500 — Legacy Steward

Give on April 30 or May 1 👇 missoulagives.org/organizations/society-for-wilderness-stewardship

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02/04/2026

A couple weeks ago Michelle and Vick got to catch up with our Executive Director Heather in person! Meeting off screen is such a treat given our entire organization works remotely! 🥹 We connected over lunch and scoped out some potential locations for an event we're working on. 👀 Stay tuned to learn more!

01/28/2026

Today SWS was recognized at the Forest Service's national wilderness awards ceremony. The Chief and other agency leaders gathered to present us with the 2025 Partnership Champion Award and we are so honored! Wilderness work is so important, and we are proud of the work we have done and will continue to do to support wilderness areas all over the country! 🥳

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Missoula, MT

Telephone

+14062125464

Website

http://www.WildernessStewardship.org/, https://www.missoulagives.org/organizations/society-for-wilderness-stewardship

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