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: Northern MN
Challenging. Backpacking, portaging, canoeing experience, etc.
Backpacking via canoes.
The challenging project will focus on backcountry trail and canoe portage maintenance in the iconic Boundary Waters!
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Strenuous. 5-6 mi daily hikes
Front country: tent/car camping in a designated campground
This is a medium-elevation project: 5,700+ ft.
Help improve Pronghorn travel, fawning areas & refuge areas by removing & crushing tumbleweeds from along a fenceline.
This project is eligible for Last Call Pricing.
Location: Southern ID
Strenuous. ~5 miles daily on rugged, volcanic terrain
Front country: primitive tent camping
This project would continue a systematic approach to gridding pre-determined areas to find & document potential caves for further exploration and study.
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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...
