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: Southern UT
Strenuous.~5 miles daily. Periodically lifting 40 lbs.
Front country: tent camping in a designated campground
This is a high-elevation project: 7000′-9500′ ft.
This project will include various vegetation management tasks throughout Bryce Canyon National Park, ranging from boundary fence repair to seed collection.
Location: Northeastern OR
Challenging. 8 mi backpack w/ 2500′ gain. Daily hikes of ~2-6 mi w/ 1000′ gain
Backpacking with pack support. Tent camping
This is a medium/high elevation project: 5,500′-7,500′
Help the USFS tackle a heavy log out and restore a section of trail near Minam Lake.
Location: Online class
This hybrid Leader Training Course is a self-paced online program in addition to a Wilderness Volunteers project of the student’s choice to complete the training. If you’re interested in becoming a Wilderness Volunteers project leader, please email us at info@wildernessvolunteers.
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Women’s Volunteer Stewardship Projects
In 2025, Wilderness Volunteers offered our first-ever women-only projects, with the goal of empowering women and developing leaders through outdoor stewardship. Partnering with the Black Hills Parks & Forests Association, our all-women crews completed high...
2025 Wilderness Volunteers Photo Contest
We're excited to launch the Wilderness Volunteers 2025 Photo Contest! Grab a beverage, cozy up on the couch, and start looking through your 2025 project photos! We have great prizes for the winners of some fun categories: All Things Work – Pictures depicting project...
Play a BIG Role on the 2025 Big Thicket National Preserve project!
This April we’re heading to Southeast Texas for a new project: Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP). If you’re unfamiliar with Big Thicket National Preserve, let’s catch you up: BTNP was established on October 11, 1974 BTNP less than 2 hours away from downtown Houston...
