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The Latest Blog Articles:
October 18, 2025
byCody Volat, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Leader
After nine hitches of trail work, crew 4 is learning a new skill!
October 16, 2025
byIvy Rabinstein, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Half hitch of BDAs and half hitch of finishing up the Decoster trail (third hitch on the trail!)
October 16, 2025
byCaroline Trauth, Central Divide WRT Member
Cherishing moments for what they are instead of what they could be
October 15, 2025
byJulien Malherbe, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Leader
The GY Saw Crew takes on the Grand Tetons.
October 15, 2025
byNoelani K. Rodriguez, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Bryant and Madeline's Crew on Hitch #3 "It's The Life You Chose"
October 13, 2025
byEmily Stager, Northern Rockies Field Crew Leader
Staying in the beautiful Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area, working on the Pacific North Trail!
October 13, 2025
byChris Harold, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Working on myself as much as the trail. It's just good hard work.
October 12, 2025
byMeredith Hersman, Northern Rockies Forestry Crew Member
How the forest re-generates after logging
October 12, 2025
byEric Forsberg, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Structures on the Natural Bridge Trail
October 11, 2025
byG Derksen, Western Wildlands Field Crew Member
A pulaski in one hand, a dozen huckleberries in the other.
October 11, 2025
byKat Facklam, Western Wildlands Field Crew Member
A picture of the Wild Roving Crew
October 9, 2025
byTalia Ringelstein, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Two back-to-back hitches in the beautiful Lamar Valley - you have taught us a lot, Yellowstone…
October 8, 2025
byJessica Mynatt, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
How our crew adjusted to our first backcountry hitch
October 8, 2025
byEmily Sweet, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Reestablishing Hiking Accessibility to Bear Trap Canyon Trail North
October 8, 2025
byCassie Bolton & Gwen Gillard
A song parody of “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift about our very first hitch.
October 8, 2025
byMyles Losey, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Feeling connected while making connections
October 7, 2025
byNoelani K. Rodriguez, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Crew #7 returns to the Black Hills of South Dakota for Hitch #2 to continue building more BDAs!
October 6, 2025
byGloria Helt, Western Wildlands Forestry Crew Member
October 6, 2025
byCody Volat, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Leader
September 29, 2025
byNorthern Rockies FC 6
September 28, 2025
byAidan Flynn, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Leader
Restoration of a fan favorite trail in Yellowstone
September 28, 2025
byJaylee Martins, Western Wildlands WRT Member
Tata Todd training our crew for the saws
September 28, 2025
byEmily Stager, Northern Rockies Field Crew Leader
Out in central Montana, removing Russian Olive trees from the Upper Missouri River basin.
September 27, 2025
byAnnika Bjorksten, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Leader
Re-establishing the Face of the Mountain Trail
September 27, 2025
byAbra Levin, Greater Yellowstone Fall Crew Member
Splashing in the pools of our own creation
September 26, 2025
byDeclan Searles, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
A beefy squirrel visits Crew 5
September 26, 2025
byCarly Bryant, Greater Yellowstone Fall Crew Member
MCC crew 2 conquered elevation sickness
September 26, 2025
byKata Thomas, Greater Yellowstone Fall Field Crew Member
Please! Watch for clay holes!
September 25, 2025
byJessica Mynatt, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
This is the story of our first encounter with a grizzly bear on hitch.
September 25, 2025
byTony Wisneski, Northern Rockies Forestry Crew Member
An imaginative story behind the finding of a rusty Model A toy car in the Kootenai Forest.
September 24, 2025
byCallie Richards, Northern Branch Youth Expedition Leader
Building fences, teamwork, and leadership.
September 24, 2025
byAverey Koonce, Northern Branch Youth Expedition Leader
How can we be leaders while working in a team?
August 28, 2025
byAlaina Hibbard, Northern Branch Youth Expedition Leader
A summer of new friendships and leadership building, MCC paved the way for amazing experiences
August 27, 2025
byBrendan Lin, Southern Branch Youth Expedition Leader
Rocks, Football, and Ice Cream
August 27, 2025
byPeri Tinholt, Southern Branch Youth Expedition Leader
Allowing teenagers to experience different career opportunities within the National Park Service
August 26, 2025
byElijah Fietsam, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Crew five's recent saw training in Yellowstone
August 26, 2025
byJaylee Martins, Western Wildlands WRT Member
Revisiting sites where we had previously applied herbicide.
August 23, 2025
byMadison ‘Madz’ McKenzie
GY’s WRT crew embraces the hard times during the summer season with an unmatched playlist!
August 23, 2025
byMadeline Pike, Greater Yellowstone WRT member
Project Accomplishments in Shoshone National Forest
August 21, 2025
byJessica Mynatt, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Jessica's spooky encounter while scouting for BDAs
August 21, 2025
byGabi Maurer, Central Divide WRT member
A poem about why we as people do MCC
August 16, 2025
bySophia Baker-Johnson
Sophia describes leaving behind Moose Creek for unknown territory
August 14, 2025
byScott Neumeier, Greater Yellowstone Crew Leader
Maybe it's about the friends you made along the way
August 14, 2025
byJessica Mynatt, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
Appreciating creature comforts and natural beauty around Bridger, MT.
August 12, 2025
byJaylee Martins, Western Wildlands WRT Member
How to have a birthday party in the middle of hitch
August 12, 2025
byRegan Kroll, Greater Yellowstone Field Crew Member
The night my crew leaders saved us from the big bad wolf.
August 6, 2025
byJade Jones, Greater Yellowstone Wildland Restoration Team Member
Spraying invasive weeds in Yellowstone
August 6, 2025
byJen Wang, Western Wildlands Field Crew Member
August 1, 2025
byCarolyn Moravec, Northern Rockies Forestry Crew Leader
Carolyn shares a week of daily haikus written on hitch.
August 1, 2025
byEmily Stager, Northern Rockies Field Crew Leader
My crew's time on the historic Peterson Sidehill Trail in the Swan Mountains.