Giving Something Back
Since 1997
Wilderness Volunteers has been providing affordable and meaningful volunteer service opportunities that conserve and protect America’s wild lands since 1997. Working in cooperation with the US Forest Service, National Park Service, the BLM, the US Fish & Wildlife Service and others, you’ll be inspired and invigorated when you see how much a group can accomplish in a few days.
Upcoming Projects
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Location: Mojave National Preserve, CA
Active: 4-6 mile daily hikes with ~300′ elevation change
Front country: Dispersed tent or car camping
Join us for a week of invasive removal (Sahara Mustard, etc), & chicken wire cage removal from Joshua Tree planting sites.
This project is sponsored by:
Location: St. Marys, GA
Strenuous. 1-4 miles daily
Backcountry: tent camping in a remote designated site
We’re back! Join us for a week of trail maintenance, vegetation removal/management, and other projects on this stunning National Seashore!
This project is sponsored by:
Location: Sedona, AZ
Strenuous. Up to 2-mile RT daily hikes. Work includes lifting, and bending, and some slopes are steep/loose
Front country: tent camping in a designated campground.
Join us in beautiful Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, AZ! We’ll spend the week managing erosion and closing unsanctioned social trails along the creek.
This project is sponsored by:
Latest News
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A Rural Rebuild One Step at a Time
Each year, as the current project season begins to wind down in late summer, Wilderness Volunteers begins to receive dozens upon dozens of project proposals from all across the United States to be considered for the following project season. One of the more unique and...
2023 Wilderness Volunteers Photo Contest
One of our favorite community activities is the annual photo contest and we're excited to kick it off! This contest is open to all project leaders and volunteers who participated in a 2023 Wilderness Volunteers project. It's time to sit down with your phone, your...
Watershed Restoration on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
This March we'll be partnering with Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA), Friends of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, and Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR) for continued watershed restoration work. We had the opportunity to speak with Julia...