Society for Wilderness Stewardship | A professional society working to set the standard for wilderness management.

A professional society working to set the standard for wilderness management.

Attend the 2017 National Wilderness Workshop

Friday, June 2, 2017 - 08:48

South Lake Tahoe Interagency Wilderness Ranger Academy

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 04:40

Selway Bitterroot Adventure Trip

Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 22:27

Join Our Community of Practice

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 21:03

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 Musings

It’s a chilly morning when I hop into the truck of one of the recreation staff, my tour guide for the day. She pulls away from the bunkhouse and we drive towards the mountains. I answer questions the whole way: what do you do? Where have you been? What do you want to see here? What do other National Forests do? When we park at the end of the road, we are perched upon the divide of two wilderness areas: Peru Peak and Big Branch.

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).

The National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance and the Society of Wilderness Stewardship, in partnership with AIM for Wilderness Stewardship, Arkansas Tech University, Buffalo National River (National Park Service), and the U. S. Forest Service, are pleased to announce the upcoming National Wilderness Workshop in the beautiful gateway to the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains.

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The Society for Wilderness Stewardship is a non-profit, charitable organization under the 501 (c)(3) section of the Internal Revenue Code.

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