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By Elizabeth Collins There I found myself - at the end of yet another seasonal job. I was getting good at this - not making any...

By Chris Robey One privy ditch dug, one bear bag hung and after a long first day my crewmates and I rest now on the cobble-strewn bank of...

We are kicking off a fundraising campaign for one of our 2017 Field Crews. Please consider donating through our gofundme campaign or...

By Abi Roberts Where would the great fungi civilization be, If with eyes, they saw as we? Comparing each and every stalk, As if the...

This summer we launched a new partnership with the United States Naval Academy, engaging with Midshipmen from across the country in...

Two of the most empowering weeks on our calendar just came and went; the partnership known as the Wilderness Skills Institute. This...

Is there a more spectacular destination in Southern Appalachia than the Linville Gorge? Sure, I bet you can think of many others, and it...

By Andi Kur 2015 Field Crew Member Southern Regional Crew It has been a little over four months since I last hiked out of the Citico...

A little over five years ago I met one of the most influential people that the SAWS family would ever know. I didn’t realize it at the...

The Tellico Ranger District of the Cherokee National Forest in conjunction with Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) is...

A blog by Anna Tawril, a member of our Southern Crew this summer: I’ve always believed that simply being in wilderness is inspiring, good...

By Bill Hodge, Executive Director The season always begins with excitement for some, trepidation for others, and the giddiness of meeting...

Bill Hodge, Executive Director Dinner was cooking in our pot, and we were in heaven. Our camp was in the Olympic Wilderness, near...

by Scotty Bowman, Field Supervisor I arise early, just after sunrise. It is early July and there is a slight chill in the air. I get...

By Bill Hodge, Executive Director As I laid in my hammock, literally on the edge of the Linville Gorge, my attempts to sleep alluding me,...

By Bill Hodge, Executive Director On Wednesday, the Wilderness Skills Institute planning team gathered at the Cradle of Forestry. With a...

By Bill Hodge, (soon to be) Executive Director The sounds of hammers and drills have filled the air here at the Southern Appalachian...

By Nathan Mynatt, Wilderness Ranger As the leaves fall from the trees signaling the season's draw to a close, I have the chance to look...

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, I decided to make a beer with as many ingredients as possible gathered from...

By Charlie Smillie, Wilderness Ranger In my time as a Wilderness Ranger, the forests and trails have been companion and muse: Farewell...