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Wilderness Corps Interns Complete Orientation Hitch on Illinois River National Recreation Trail

Wilderness Corps Interns Complete Orientation H...

Vincent DiFrancesco

Our first round of Wilderness Conservation Corps interns just completed their first hitch on the Illinois River Trail ... and it wasn't easy.  Their eight-day orientation began with classroom training,...

Wilderness Corps Interns Complete Orientation H...

Vincent DiFrancesco

Our first round of Wilderness Conservation Corps interns just completed their first hitch on the Illinois River Trail ... and it wasn't easy.  Their eight-day orientation began with classroom training,...

Wilderness Corps Alumnae complete Memorial Day volunteer trip

Wilderness Corps Alumnae complete Memorial Day ...

Vincent DiFrancesco

It's rare to find an individual who survives the toughest experience of their adult life and says "hey, I'll go back and do that again!"

Wilderness Corps Alumnae complete Memorial Day ...

Vincent DiFrancesco

It's rare to find an individual who survives the toughest experience of their adult life and says "hey, I'll go back and do that again!"

2025 Spring Passport: Freshly maintained trails

2025 Spring Passport: Freshly maintained trails

Gabriel Howe

Nick Hodges on the Kalmiopsis Rim. Photo by Chloe Grimes Summer is a-comin' and the spring hiking season could be narrow considering hotter, dryer longterm outlooks for the American West. Here...

2025 Spring Passport: Freshly maintained trails

Gabriel Howe

Nick Hodges on the Kalmiopsis Rim. Photo by Chloe Grimes Summer is a-comin' and the spring hiking season could be narrow considering hotter, dryer longterm outlooks for the American West. Here...

Fired AmeriCorps crews reinvent the volunteer vacation: "We'll find food later. I'll eat dirt."

Fired AmeriCorps crews reinvent the volunteer v...

Gabriel Howe

DOGE fired this group of eight AmeriCorps members. They're deciding to serve anyway and headed out to restore the Lost Coast Trail. 

Fired AmeriCorps crews reinvent the volunteer v...

Gabriel Howe

DOGE fired this group of eight AmeriCorps members. They're deciding to serve anyway and headed out to restore the Lost Coast Trail. 

$100,000 Campaign Update: Thank You SMC Members

$100,000 Campaign Update: Thank You SMC Members

Gabriel Howe

Community surpassed $100,000 goal and raised $144,213.37. 

$100,000 Campaign Update: Thank You SMC Members

Gabriel Howe

Community surpassed $100,000 goal and raised $144,213.37. 

Peak of the Week: Tincup Peak

Peak of the Week: Tincup Peak

Vincent DiFrancesco

Tincup Peak is situated in the northern half of the 180,000-acre Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area along Tincup Trail #1117. Standing at roughly 4500 feet high, the shoulder of the peak can...

Peak of the Week: Tincup Peak

Vincent DiFrancesco

Tincup Peak is situated in the northern half of the 180,000-acre Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area along Tincup Trail #1117. Standing at roughly 4500 feet high, the shoulder of the peak can...