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Between February 23 and 28, SAWS hosted 10 students from Eastern Michigan University's Alternative Break program. The student group...

April 8, 2014 Press release from Tennessee Wild: Local community cheers Senators and urges for House introduction Chattanooga, TN (April...

From The Laurel of Asheville, April 2014 (View on The Laurel's website.) By Brent Martin When American poet, writer, and Sergeant Joyce...

Award recognizes training of youth as wilderness stewards in the Southern Appalachians Contact: Michael Reinemer, Communications Manager,...

The SAWS crew had a beautiful day on the Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) on February 23 completing some “spring cleaning,” which is trailspeak...

From The Laurel of Asheville, February 2014 (view article on The Laurel's website) A view of Linville Gorge Wilderness from Hawksbill...

Roger Osorio served on SAWS’s 2012 Yonkers Crew, a partnership program with Groundwork Hudson Valley, and led the 2013 Yonkers Crew as...

After a few months of hibernation in the office through the coldest months of the year, SAWS is back on the ground and off to a great...

Nathan Mynatt was an intern on the 2013 Wilderness Conservation Corps (WCC) crew. He is currently a senior studying Political Science at...

Ashley “Ash Mack” Perez served on SAWS' 2013 Yonkers Crew, a partnership program with Groundwork Hudson Valley. Ashley is a sophomore at...

As SAWS moves into 2014, we at SAWS and The Wilderness Society are excited about what this coming year promises. First and foremost,...

SAWS Director Bill Hodge was announced as the recipient of the 2013 Bob Marshall Award as an Individual Champion of Wilderness...

14 students from the University of Illinois Alternative Break program traveled to North Carolina to work with SAWS this past week during...

As the SAWS volunteer calendar wraps up for the year, SAWS staff continue to get out on the trail in continued public lands stewardship. ...

SAWS wrapped up the project calendar for 2013 this past weekend with a backcountry project on the Appalachian Trail. 9 volunteers and 3...

SAWS staff attended the annual Adventure Education Conference at Montreat College's Black Mountain Campus today. Brenna Irrer, Education...

A volunteer holds up a stump she removed from the Hawksbill Trail. The SAWS crew had a fun and successful day on the Hawksbill Trail in...

SAWS was selected as the Sustainability Feature in the November 2013 issue of The Laurel of Asheville magazine. The article by Frances...

The SAWS program was officially accepted as a member organization of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) last week. The...

Secretary Jewell (Department of the Interior) gave a fantastic speech yesterday highlighting the importance of conservation engagement. ...