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Written by Emma Bouchard My brother passed on the cusp of fall. A time when trees become open and vulnerable, as the forest quietly...

Written By David Greene To the right is a pipevine swallowtail caterpillar (Battus philenor). No doubt that you have probably seen dozens...

Written by David Greene Chances are that if you have been hiking the Southern Appalachians in the last few years, you’ve come across some...

By: A SAWS Seasonal Employee As a young person (or any person) in this day and age, it is practically impossible to live a productive...

By Katie Kull The first time I experienced Joyce Kilmer – Slickrock Wilderness, I was 6 years old. Like many local families, we had...

Written by Mason Boring. Mason is a SAWS Wilderness Ranger on the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. “That’s about the dumbest thing...

Trail Capitan’s Log Capitan Matt McWilliams Citico Creek Wilderness This July the 21st, in the year of 2017, Midsummer’s night marks the...

By Jennifer Millsaps Anxious. Socially awkward. That’s me in a nutshell. I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into when I...

SAWS hosted eleven US Naval Academy Midshipmen at Cave Mountain Lake Campground in Natural Bridge Station, VA for a weekend of...

SAWS opened a new regional office in Roanoke, VA this week. The Roanoke based staff will focus on the partnership role SAWS plays for the...

By Chris Robey When we brush, we work close to the water and use our creek voices to speak. The water’s voice is so loud you have to...

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...