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The Latest Blog Articles:
Completion of a 50 ft turnpike and trail clearing in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
Beneath bluebird skies, the Middle Fork of the Flathead River sparkles
The town of Garnet's history and how conservation work helps to keep its history alive for the public to enjoy
Read more about our leads and members from Crew #7.
After nine hitches of trail work, crew 4 is learning a new skill!
Half hitch of BDAs and half hitch of finishing up the Decoster trail (third hitch on the trail!)
Cherishing moments for what they are instead of what they could be
The GY Saw Crew takes on the Grand Tetons.
Bryant and Madeline's Crew on Hitch #3 "It's The Life You Chose"
Staying in the beautiful Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area, working on the Pacific North Trail!
Working on myself as much as the trail. It's just good hard work.
How the forest re-generates after logging
Structures on the Natural Bridge Trail
A pulaski in one hand, a dozen huckleberries in the other.
A picture of the Wild Roving Crew
Two back-to-back hitches in the beautiful Lamar Valley - you have taught us a lot, Yellowstone…
How our crew adjusted to our first backcountry hitch
Reestablishing Hiking Accessibility to Bear Trap Canyon Trail North
A song parody of “All Too Well” by Taylor Swift about our very first hitch.
Feeling connected while making connections
Crew #7 returns to the Black Hills of South Dakota for Hitch #2 to continue building more BDAs!
Super crew SUPER FUN
A Week in Isolation
Poems from Grist Road
Restoration of a fan favorite trail in Yellowstone
Tata Todd training our crew for the saws
Out in central Montana, removing Russian Olive trees from the Upper Missouri River basin.
Re-establishing the Face of the Mountain Trail
Splashing in the pools of our own creation
A beefy squirrel visits Crew 5
MCC crew 2 conquered elevation sickness
Please! Watch for clay holes!
This is the story of our first encounter with a grizzly bear on hitch.
An imaginative story behind the finding of a rusty Model A toy car in the Kootenai Forest.
Building fences, teamwork, and leadership.
How can we be leaders while working in a team?
A summer of new friendships and leadership building, MCC paved the way for amazing experiences
Rocks, Football, and Ice Cream
Allowing teenagers to experience different career opportunities within the National Park Service
Crew five's recent saw training in Yellowstone
Revisiting sites where we had previously applied herbicide.
GY’s WRT crew embraces the hard times during the summer season with an unmatched playlist!
Project Accomplishments in Shoshone National Forest
Jessica's spooky encounter while scouting for BDAs
A poem about why we as people do MCC
Sophia describes leaving behind Moose Creek for unknown territory
Maybe it's about the friends you made along the way
Appreciating creature comforts and natural beauty around Bridger, MT.
How to have a birthday party in the middle of hitch
The night my crew leaders saved us from the big bad wolf.
