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: Lake Tahoe, CA
Challenging. ~4 mi hike to 7400’. Daily hikes of 3-5 miles RT
Backpacking partial support. Tent camping
This is a high-elevation project: 7,000′-7,700′ ft.
This project is open to women only. Join us for this multi-year trail build project (Meeks Ridge Trail) from Lake Tahoe to Lost Lake at the edge of Desolation Wilderness.
Location: Northern CA
Strenuous. Daily hikes up to 6 miles RT.
Front country. Tent camping at admin site.
This is a medium to high-elevation project: base camp is at 5000′. Work sites are at 6000′-7500′.
Join us for a week on invasive plant removal in this unique national park!
Location: Denali National Park & Preserve, AK
Strenuous. Daily hikes of ~5 miles
Front country: camping in huts with amenities
Spend the week working with the Denali National Park Trail Crew on the 4th & final year of construction of the new 10-mile Nenana River Trail.
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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...
