Scotty Bowman reclines while taking in the view during his summer working as a crew leader for the SAWS program

Credit: Scotty Bowman

Autumn on the horizon, there is a coolness in the night air and the days are getting shorter. I am sitting on my front porch recalling the first time I used a crosscut saw last summer. That’s when I first met The Wilderness Society’s Bill Hodge and when I cut my first tree – an experience that prompted me to spend nine weeks with the Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) as a crew leader. Region:  Northeast Read more

Upper Bald River

Credit: Jeff Hunter

Duo reintroduce bill protecting nearly 20,000 acres in Tennessee  There are some stories I never tire of telling. One is about my 10th-grade biology teacher at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee. She opened up a magical world to me decades ago — encouraging our class to get out and experience the outdoors. The field trips we took gave me my first real introduction to nature. Read more

Big Sur cove in California. Photo by Jon Sullivan.

September is National Wilderness Month and to honor the occasion, The Wilderness Society has pulled together an urgent campaign to get Congress to pass protections for nearly 4 million acres of iconic wild places throughout the country. More than 20 different Wilderness and wildlands protection proposals are working their way through Congress — many after years of works to get them there — but we must rally to make sure they make it past the finish line.Read more