Connecting federal employees, scientists, educators, and the public with their wilderness heritage

Find a wilderness: Winter in the Lassen Volcanic Wilderness

Become a better wilderness manager: Wilderness employees learn about crosscut saw sharpening, restoration and maintenance

Science for wilderness: Bird research in the Gulf Islands Wilderness by Gail Bishop

Need a wilderness map?: Map with compass and GPS unit on top

What is permitted in wilderness?: A typical wilderness sign in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness by Rene Casteran

Follow us on Twitter: A desert tortoise in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness by Peter Druschke

Submit your wilderness photos: Solitude in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness by Dusty Vaughn

January, 2012

TOOLBOX OF THE MONTH

Traditional Tools and Skills
The use of traditional tools and skills for necessary administrative activities in wilderness is a basic principle of wilderness stewardship. This toolbox provides source and maintenance information and resources for many tools and travel methods.

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Wilderness.net is a public wilderness information website formed in 1996 through a collaborative partnership between the Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute--the federal government's wilderness training and research arms, respectively--and the College of Forestry and Conservation's Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana.