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Take Action: Volunteer and Field Programs • Wilderness Stewardship Program
Volunteer and Field Programs: Engaging Arizonans On the Ground
The participation of Arizonans in advocacy, restoration, and wilderness
monitoring activities are an essential function of the Arizona Wilderness
Coalition’s mission to protect our state’s wild lands.
In addition to safeguarding Arizona’s existing wilderness areas
that AWC helped protect in past years, our organization also engages volunteers
to assess, monitor, and advocate for the next generation of protected
areas.
From restoring streamside riparian areas to decommissioning roads at
the edge of future wilderness areas, thousands of volunteers have enjoyed
our weekend field excursions to every corner of the state. In 2010, we
organized field weekends in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, Prescott
National Forest, Upper Verde River, and Burro Creek wilderness, among
others. As a result, not only has our organization compiled the most up-to-date,
accurate assessments of many places on our public lands, we also now maintain
the most extensive inventory of potential wilderness areas for future
campaigns.
Education is an important component of our field programs. During every
field excursion, volunteers learn about the natural and culture history
of the place they visit, instilling our citizenry with the knowledge and
personal connections to our wildlands that give them the tools necessary
to help advocate for their protection.
Find out more about our Wilderness Stewardship Program, run from our Prescott Wilderness Center...no experience necessary and training provided!
We are offering a series of training events teaching the skills for Wilderness Stewardship. If you would like to adopt a Wilderness, this is how you start!
Interested in volunteering with AWC?
Check out our latest volunteer field schedule here.
Members help us gain the political support necessary to protect our wild places. Become a member today!
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