Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest
Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest 88401 OR 82, Enterprise, OR, United StatesJoin our 2018 adventure in the Eagle Cap Wilderness near the headwaters of the East Eagle Creek and beneath the shoulders of Eagle Cap peak itself. We'll kick our trip off with a brief project overview at the Halfway, OR Ranger District office, followed by dinner out on the town. There are several lodging options…
Denali National Park and Preserve
Denali National Park and Preserve Riley Creek Campground, Denali National Park and Preserve, AK, United StatesThe McKinley Bar Trail, near the end of the Denali Park Road, takes hikers from Wonder Lake to the McKinley River and the foothills of the Alaska Range. The 2-mile trail offers spectacular views of Denali and the Alaska Range and takes hikers through open tundra, spruce forest, and across several small streams. The work…
Eldorado National Forest
Eldorado National Forest 30001 Plasse Rd, Pioneer, CA, United StatesVolunteers will spend the week working on trails and campsites around the 4th of July lake. Volunteers will be falling hazardous trees and installing sign posts at the designated campsites. Spur trails to the new campsites will be established and decommissioned campsites will be restored. Volunteers will also do brushing and tread work on the…
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area 403 Boulder St, Big Timber, MT, United StatesThe Boulder River drains the geographic heart of Montana's 944,000 acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area. A rugged dirt road that runs alongside it provides access to some of the wildest country in the entire wilderness, including the ghost town of Independence, the famed Lake Plateau, Silver Lake, and famous trout fishing. From our basecamp at Lake…
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area 730 Panoramic Highway, Mill Valley, CA, United StatesVolunteers will help with coastal trail projects in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. Projects will include repairing trail tread and drainage systems, re-grading trails, cutting back encroaching vegetation along trail corridors, hauling heavy materials, and maintaining and reconstructing trail features such as staircases, fences, and boardwalks. Meet the Crew Leader for this trip.
Punchbowl Falls Oregons Hood River Valley
Punchbowl Falls Oregons Hood River Valley 5630 Lost Lake Rd, Hood River, OR, United StatesPunchbowl Falls County Park, located on the West Fork of the Hood River, near Dee, was acquired from a private timber company by the Western Rivers Conservancy just a few years ago, and finally came into public ownership in 2015 when Hood River County received a state grant to transfer the land from the conservancy.…
Kiptopeke State Park
Kiptopeke State Park 3540 Kiptopeke Drive, Cape Charles, VA, United StatesThis project will include general trail maintenance and construction in a coastal environment. Volunteers will use a variety of hand tool to build or repair trails in the park. Other maintenance tasks not involving trails may be completed also. A general day will include a short walk to the work site and 6-7 hours of…
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Appalachian National Scenic Trail 1041 Cascade Street, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesREGISTRATION FOR THIS TRIP IS CLOSED Come maintain the surveyed boundary lines of the corridor of National Park Service lands surrounding the Appalachian Trail! Maintaining these boundaries helps to preserve the primitive experience that Appalachian Trail hikers seek and helps to protect this land from encroachments such as timber theft. Using survey maps and hand-held…
Coconino National Forest
Coconino National Forest 8738 Ranger Road, Happy Jack, AZ, United StatesThis project will be on Passage 29 of the Arizona National Scenic Trail which travels 30+ miles on the forested Colorado Plateau. This isn’t the desert many people imagine when they think of Arizona, but instead a vast Ponderosa woodland, rich with wildlife and human history. Unfortunately, about 18 miles of this passage currently lay…
Philmont Scout Ranch
Philmont Scout Ranch 17 Deer Run Rd, Cimarron, NM, United StatesREGISTRATION FOR THIS TRIP IS CLOSED Spend a week as a part of Philmont's Conservation Department, and assist with a new trail construction project on Cimarroncito Peak (10,475 feet). This project is full-bench trail construction with hand tools, including opportunities for rock wall construction and rigging. Volunteers will learn about multi-use trail construction in a…