Wilderness rangers and trail crew leaders play key leadership roles in The Wilderness Society's Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards program.

Do you like hiking in the backcountry? Check SAWS out and find an opportunity for you become more engaged with wilderness.

Through our Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) program, The Wilderness Society preserves wilderness areas and wilderness study areas in the Southern Appalachians region.

Wild forests aren’t located only inside the boundaries of designated national forests. That’s why The Wilderness Society is working to conserve forests on private lands as well.

The mountains in western North Carolina are home to the treasured Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. The Wilderness Society is working to protect these precious wooded areas.