Society for Wilderness Stewardship | Setting the gold standard for wilderness management

Setting the gold standard for wilderness management

Apply for the Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute

Friday, March 9, 2018 - 08:29

Join Our Pack

Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 23:27

Donate to Wilderness Stewardship

Saturday, December 16, 2017 - 23:08

California Interagency Wilderness Ranger Academy

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 04:40

Connect To Your Wilderness Heritage

Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 03:45

Catch Up On Your Reading

Sunday, December 17, 2017 - 00:04

Wilderness Adventures

The best part of being in our Community of Practice is spending time together in the wildest of places. We host one or two trips a year that serve to connect you with colleagues and friends, reunite you with amazing wilderness lands, and help you slake your adventure thirst. Click here to see our current trips.

Wilderness Writing

Read below for a sample from our 'Scientific Perspectives' - a collection of papers, articles and blogs concerning Wilderness Stewardship. For more, visit our Scientific Perspectives page.

Wilderness Fellows

The primary purpose of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the wilderness character of protected lands. The question for stewards of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) lies in determining the definition and assessment of wilderness character. The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute (Leopold) has spent years researching this issue and developing technical tools and protocols that guide managers in implementing monitoring and stewardship systems for wilderness character.

Wilderness Jobs

We keep an up-to-date list of jobs that work in, manage, and specialize in Wilderness areas from both federal agencies and non-profit partner organizations on our Wilderness Careers page. Check it out below..

Phase 1 Multiple Seasonal/Temporary Positions - GS-0462-03/04/05 Payette National Forest - Multiple Duty Locations

Wilderness Academies

Wilderness field professionals are the boots-on-the-ground task force of wilderness stewardship. They go on to become wilderness managers, administrators, policy makers, and leads. How they conceptualize wilderness character, live in wilderness, and maintain wilderness lands sets the stage not only for wilderness health but for the future of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).

Save the date! The 2018 National Wilderness Workshop will be held in the fall in Gunnison, Colorado. Specific dates coming soon, please continue to check back on this page. For this year's workshop, we're teaming up with the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, Western

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