Archive for May 2014
National Trails Day is June 7: Spend it with Wild South!
Caney Creek Falls Hike, Bankhead National Forest, Alabama National Trails Day Saturday, June 7 Distance: 2.75 – 3 miles roundtrip (with shorter option) Level of challenge: Moderate Leader: Julia Bright…
Read MoreSupport TN Wilderness!
Donate Today to Support Wilderness! Wild South connects you with YOUR public lands – and we are putting boots on the ground all over the South in celebration of the…
Read MoreSupport Wilderness Today!
Donate Today to Support Wilderness! Wild South is the voice of our public lands and because we stand united during this Year of Wilderness we will see major milestones reached…
Read MoreNew Additions to the Wild South Family
As the forest puts on new leaves, Wild South puts on new staff and sprouts fresh, exciting programs. This month, Wild South is proud to welcome several new faces, as…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Wilderness Ranger
Kayah Gaydish 828-713-5927 kayah@wildsouth.org Kayah is most at home in the wilderness and other wild places. Growing up in the Southern Appalachian mountains, Kayah spent her free time climbing trees,…
Read MoreAlabama Wilderness Volunteer Coordinator
Kim Waites (256) 974-6166 kim@wildsouth.org If you had told Kim 20 years ago that she would be a “mountain” gal in her 40’s, she would have laughed! Her love of…
Read MoreCultural Heritage Assistant
Paige Tester 256-974-6166 paige@wildsouth.org As a child, Paige spent almost all of her time outside. Growing up on the Qualla Boundary adjacent to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Cherokee,…
Read MoreMississippi Wilderness Ranger
Kevin Hussey 601-549-1016 kevin@wildsouth.org Kevin is Wild South’s Wilderness Ranger in the DeSoto National Forest in the Black Creek and Leaf Wilderness areas. Born in Texas, his hometown is Hattiesburg,…
Read MoreTN Wild Campaign Coordinator
Laura Hodge 423-807-3456 laura@wildsouth.org As a self-proclaimed tomboy, Laura grew up loving everything about nature and the outdoors. Climbing trees, collecting rocks and bugs, and swimming in the lakes of…
Read MoreMississippi Outreach Coordinator
Nkrumah Frazier 601-307-7521 nkrumah@wildsouth.org Nkrumah Frazier was born in 1978 outside the small rural town of Soso, MS. He grew up on a farm raising cows, hunting and fishing and…
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