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The Latest Blog Articles:
A flying and hiking adventure that took the WRT Krassel crews through a Narina-esque landscape
A humbling experience and reminder that the weather dictates a lot...
Snowstorm on Big Mountain
A brief description of the work and camp life of twelve of the greatest enemies of doug fir.
Jade describes their crew's first hitch building BDAs
Trail Building in Big Horn, Wyoming
Maintaining and repairing The Beaten Path through the Beartooths
The first Hitch together as the Moose Creek Ranger Station Immersion Crew!
The Ups and Downs of the First Hitch
Exploration of what there is to be gained by working in naturally beautiful locations
Describing our first hitch and some of the fun we had learning how to be a Crew.
Out in the wilderness with hand tools, grit, and a crew at her side, Casey rediscovered the powerful truth that you really can do anything.
In the mountains of Nez Perce, with sore legs, brush saws, and belly laughs, Jordan’s crew chased the shade and found grit and joy along the way.
Mari reflects on finding community with MCC.
Mortar and landing scaping done on the cabin, and the journal entry written in the cabin's journal
David recounts a hitch where nothing went according to plan.
A week spent on The Beaten Path
Conservation and Education
Back from the first hitch, John recounts crew 4 and 6's journey in the Beartooth Mountains.
Conservation starts in your (literal) backyard.
Starting off the season with excitement to find personal fulfillment in the change being made by MCC's Wildlands Restoration Teams!
Rhyanna writes an ode to Resting Giants and this crew's first hitch.
12 Days of Christmas-themed hitch documentation
Corps work ain't glamorous. In this blog, Talia writes a real checklist of their crew's first hitch in the Grant Tetons!
A meditation on gratitude for this work from Eaton's Ranch
Grace pens a poem to describe the leaders' most recent hitch!
Annika writes an ode to the Hell's Canyon Wilderness
"As fantastically beautiful a place as I have ever seen." - Teddy Roosevelt
For our final four-day practice hitch, my crew and I visited Placid Lake to help Mike and The Nature Conservancy restore the forest to a more natural state and set it up for a healthier future.
Emily gives a quick recap of the Northern Rockies leaders' first hitch!
Teddie describes the recent crew leaders' work at Weatherman's Draw.
A blog post describing the importance of proper trail stewardship for conservation and community.
A Big Sky Watershed Corps member's reflections on a tried and true form of community outreach.
A reflection on citizen science and the volunteers that make it possible
Zach recounts their crew's recent hitch to Laurel to work with our beloved project partner, Don Galvin of the BLM.
A season full of change and flexibility!
Liberty recounts their crew's recent hitch working with the BLM.
The Red crew's final hitch was full of danger at every turn.
A part 2 to Gabriella's previous poem, Beautiful Things
Braxton recounts a special last hitch in the Kootenai National Forest.
Grace looks back on the MCC term with gratitude.
Yellow and red crews travel to Marbleton, WY to attempt wetland restoration
Making the most of our time in Spotted Bear
Check out this profile on BSWC Member Megan's work with Trout Unlimited!
Red crew installs barb wire fencing in South Dakota!
The Springs Under Dunanda Falls
Hike to Robinson Mountain Lookout
This guest author pens an ode to bugs that land on your tent fly.
Jeremy recounts a recent hitch near Bozeman to construct Beaver Dam Analogs.
Linnea recounts this crew's work on the 10-year project to make the Swiftcurrent trail ADA accessible.
