Over 5,700 federal staff have been eliminated and funding is being cut resulting in trails eroding, habitats shrinking, and public access cut off.Your support is needed now more than ever to protect these places! We are in urgent need of volunteers on projects across National Forests, National Wildlife Refuges, Bureau of Land Management sites and other federally managed public lands.
Now is the time to sign up for a Volunteer Vacation!
To meet this moment and step up where our federal land management partners need the most support , we’re providing a special one time only reduced cost ($250) for the trips below for new registrations. Everyone should have the opportunity to protect our public lands. Join American Hiking Society’s Volunteer Vacations and spend a week restoring trails and preserving these vital landscapes. No experience is needed.
Here are a few places that need volunteers:
- Nebraska National Forest, Bessey Ranger District, NE Help restore fire-damaged trails in the world’s largest hand-planted forest by re-mulching and re-signing the Scott Lookout Trail after the 2022 Bovee Fire.
- Erie National Wildlife Refuge, PA Support trail maintenance in one of the most ecologically diverse watersheds east of the Mississippi by clearing brush, building footbridges, posting signage, and spreading mulch.
- Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, NM Just hours from Santa Fe and Albuquerque, volunteers will restore the Cottonwood Trail, remove debris, resurface trails, and repair fencing to reopen this scenic refuge for visitors.
- Sheep Mountain Trail, WY Gateway to Yellowstone! Help construct a new 1-mile trail leading to a breathtaking scenic overlook of Buffalo Bill Reservoir.