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Jun 15, 2016
The Power of Partnership and the Wilderness Skills Institute
Two of the most empowering weeks on our calendar just came and went; the partnership known as the Wilderness Skills Institute. This...
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Apr 29, 2016
Linville Gorge and its Wilderness Significance
Is there a more spectacular destination in Southern Appalachia than the Linville Gorge? Sure, I bet you can think of many others, and it...
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Jan 28, 2016
Comfort Zone
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...
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Oct 12, 2015
A Pause In The Conversation
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...
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Aug 24, 2015
Advanced Trail Construction Courses Offered
The Tellico Ranger District of the Cherokee National Forest in conjunction with Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) is...
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Aug 18, 2015
The Crew
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...
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Aug 12, 2015
In the end - Love!
By Bill Hodge, Executive Director The season always begins with excitement for some, trepidation for others, and the giddiness of meeting...
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Jul 15, 2015
A Scream From Above!
Bill Hodge, Executive Director Dinner was cooking in our pot, and we were in heaven. Our camp was in the Olympic Wilderness, near...
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Jul 15, 2015
Routines
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...
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Jun 24, 2015
Hanging Out
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,...
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Mar 27, 2015
Renewal
By Bill Hodge, Executive Director On Wednesday, the Wilderness Skills Institute planning team gathered at the Cradle of Forestry. With a...
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Dec 14, 2014
Under Construction
By Bill Hodge, (soon to be) Executive Director The sounds of hammers and drills have filled the air here at the Southern Appalachian...
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Oct 31, 2014
Engaging a New Generation of Stewards
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...
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Oct 30, 2014
Homemade Wilderness Brew
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, I decided to make a beer with as many ingredients as possible gathered from...
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Oct 9, 2014
Farewell Chlorophyll
By Charlie Smillie, Wilderness Ranger In my time as a Wilderness Ranger, the forests and trails have been companion and muse: Farewell...
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Oct 6, 2014
Lost and Found in the Wilderness
By Lida Wise, Wilderness Conservation Corps Crew Leader I am clambering hands and knees through an endless tunnel of rhododendron,...
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Sep 29, 2014
Working Smarter
by Eric Giebelstein, Wilderness Ranger I was recently tasked with finding an elusive abandoned campsite in the Saint Mary's Wilderness....
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Sep 26, 2014
The Waterfall
By David Cohen, Wilderness Ranger It is beneficial for a Wilderness Ranger to occasionally travel beyond where the trail ends. In my...
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Aug 21, 2014
Reflections of Wilderness
By Emily Patton, Crew Member Wilderness Conservation Corps (WCC) Citico Creek, Shining Rock, Iron Mountain, Joyce Kilmer, and the Black...
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Aug 19, 2014
Wilderness and Wilderpeople
By James Lautzenheiser, Crew Leader I like remote, unpopulated places. Fewer humans, more wildness. Finding myself in wilderness has...
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