Supporting Sponsor
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation 
Contribute your own comments and rating Federal funds to maintain wilderness trails are melting like a mountain snowfield on a hot day in July, to borrow a phrase from Bob Marshall, the legendary pioneer of the wilderness movement . So it's fitting, perhaps, that a citizen group under Bob's umbrella has stepped into the breach.
Roll up your sleeves, pick up a pulaski, and hit the trail with the Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation. Volunteers begin the season in late May and work through September, so with over 50 different trips a season, there's something for everyone.
Go to the Foundation's web page at www.bmwf.org for up-to-date information about volunteer opportunities.
Clear trails of windfall using crosscut saws, remove brush from the trail corridor, and provide maintenance and installation of drainage structures. Or if plants are your thing join us for a noxious weeds trip mapping and hand pulling those pesky intruders to save our native species. We also need camp cooks, campsite rehab crews and folks to help us collect native seeds for our rehab work.
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation depends on private donations to make all this work. Whether or not you can swing a pickaxe, please make a donation. Go to http://www.bmwf.org/ and make a difference!
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On-the-job training provided
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Tent Camping
The BMWF will provide the food, tools, backcountry kitchen, bear resistant food storage, water filtration and hardhats. BMWF even works with volunteer packers that load group food, gear and tools on their mules, horses, and llamas to haul it to camp! Volunteers need to provide their personal camping gear, work clothes (long pants, leather work gloves and safety glasses) and a $50 refundable deposit for overnight trips to hold your spot on the trip of your choice.
Exploring The Bob for the first time can be daunting. I wanted to get into the backcountry and volunteering on a BMWF project was the perfect way to do it. The other volunteers were great; a mix from all backgrounds and ages. The crew leader, Addy, was excellent! She made the trail work fun and the food was impressive. I didn't know you could eat like that on a backcountry trip. I went on the Bruce-Crazy Creek project and want to see the west side next summer. Even if you've been in The Bob before, this is a great way to connect with community, other outdoor folks and get your body working. Do it.
Submitted by Past Volunteer (10/07/2008)