Archive for January 2017
Volunteer Workday in Linville Gorge Wilderness, Jan. 29
Linville Gorge volunteers braved the cold today to carry the last cache of flood plain tires and trash miles south to the wilderness boundary. (Photos: David Wheeler, Nicholas Massey,…
Read MoreJanuary Privet Pull
Today a tenacious team of volunteers pulled invasive privet and cleared deadfall in the Sipsey.
Read MoreVolunteer Workday in Linville Gorge Wilderness, Jan. 17
There must be something to it. These people love their wilderness! Volunteers picked up more tires and flood debris today in Linville Gorge. (Photos: Nicholas Massey & Terry Smith)
Read MorePrivet-pulling wilderness workday, January 28!
Saturday, January 28, day two of our Winter Warmer Weekend. It’s not too early to sign up! You can do that here: janice@wildsouth.org or 256-974-6166 Don’t miss out! Be part of…
Read MoreVolunteer Workday in Linville Gorge Wilderness, Jan. 15
The team is at it again! Today volunteers collected tires washed into the wilderness during a flood in the 1970’s. (Photos: David Wheeler & Nicholas Massey)
Read MoreWilderness Ranger Backpacking Trip
Every year on the weekend that coincides with the recognition of Martin Luther King Day, our Alabama Wilderness Volunteer Coordinator, Kim Waites, takes a group of our Volunteer Wilderness Rangers…
Read MoreTwo Wild South Hikes in Bankhead on Jan. 21
Wild South hikes are normally held the first and last Saturday of the month. This month, because of our Winter Warmer Weekend January 27 – 28, we are leading…
Read MoreWeesie Smith, a Wilderness Champion
Wild South’s Women of the Sipsey campaign recognizes and honors the women who were so hugely instrumental in the establishment of the Sipsey Wilderness. One of these heroines is Weesie…
Read MoreWinter Warmer Weekend Jan. 27-28
Plan to join Wild South staff from Alabama and North Carolina, Wild South volunteers, members, partners and friends at our annual open house and party on Friday, January 27 from…
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