Wilderness Adventure Trips

Join staff and friends of The Wilderness Society this summer on a once in a lifetime adventure into some of America's wildest country. From June to September, our own political and scientific wildlands experts will guide three groups in Wyoming, Washington and Maine. Get a first-hand account of how our research and policy battles are protecting land and wildlife while visiting some of these magical lands in person. 

Wilderness Adventure Trips 2009

• Wyoming: Southern Yellowstone
• Washington: North Cascades
• Maine: Northern Forest
  
  
• Trip Leaders and Experts

Wyoming - Threatened Gems of the Southern Yellowstone Ecosystem

June 18 - 22, 2009
Join us on an expedition into one of the most celebrated regions of wild Wyoming: The Southern Yellowstone Ecosystem. Here in the Wyoming Range and adjacent Upper Green River Valley, you'll explore a land of sage covered valleys, rugged alpine peaks, verdant meadows, and clear mountain streams that is currently under attack from an unprecedented increase in oil and gas drilling development. From grassroots organizing to Capitol Hill advocacy, The Wilderness Society has joined our local partners to engage in the fight against this critical threat, and together we have celebrated several notable accomplishments over the past year. We invite you to see first hand the beauty of this land while learning about the ecology, the politics, and the diverse perspectives that inform an intense debate about land conservation in this region. You can't miss this unique opportunity to discover the wilds of Wyoming that you have helped preserve through your support. Find out more about this trip.

Washington - The North Cascades are Calling

August 31 - September 4, 2009
Join The Wilderness Society for a late summer retreat amidst the breathtaking peaks of the North Cascades. Explore high meadows, paddle alpine lakes, and hike the dense forests that make up one of the largest intact wild ecosystems in the continental United States. At every turn you will learn about and discuss the importance of large landscape level conservation in the face of both imminent and long term threats such as the economic downturn, population growth, and climate change. You will also hear from our staff in the field about how The Wilderness Society's work in the North Cascades is engaging new and non-traditional allies through our landscape level approach to conservation. Read more about the North Cascades adventure trip.

Maine - Into the Heart of the Northern Forest

September 10 - 14, 2009
The far reaches of western Maine hold some of the last true wilderness areas east of the Mississippi River. To explore this remote region, we invite you to accompany TWS staff and local experts on a journey through the heart of the Northern Forest where you'll experience the windswept, sub-alpine peaks of The Mahoosuc Range, the pine and spruce lined Androscoggin River, and the reflective waters of Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. Each day you will learn more about the efforts that TWS and our partners are engaged in to protect the delicate forests, mountain aquifers, and intact wildlife habitats that exist just outside the front doors of millions of American homes. Find out more about this adventure into the Northern Forest.

More Details and Questions

Use the links above to get detailed day by day descriptions of each trip along with price information. Each trip will be small - 12 guests - to allow maximum time out of doors and interacting with staff and experts.

Each trip is designed for participants in good health who are able to perform 4-6 hours of physical activity each day (the equivalent of walking up to five miles at 2.5 mph pace over uneven ground and varied terrain).

For more information or to ask any questions you can email Sean Bowie, The Wilderness Society's Development Coordinator, or call Sean at 202-429-2680.