Stories · Jul 30, 2024

Four Crews in Action: Trail Restoration and Conservation in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Four crews, 36 people, and four days on the ground in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness—a firsthand look at trail work, youth expeditions, volunteers, and wilderness stewardship.

Ryan Ghelfi, Executive Director, Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation · 6 min read

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness trail crew members
Clarinne, Ian, Wyatt, and Rowan
Youth Wilderness Expedition participants and a wilderness ranger fellow
The Youth Wilderness Expedition participants + Emma (Wilderness Ranger Fellow)
Whisky in the Woods trail crew members in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Some of the Whisky in the Woods crew. Photo by Bert B.

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Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

The Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation is a community of wilderness minded and hardworking individuals dedicated to bringing citizens and youth to wilderness to work, live, and play. Since 2006, SBFC has helped steward the 4-million-acre Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, across Idaho and Montana. We ensure recreational use by opening trails and maintaining trail connectivity. We also protect the natural conditions of wilderness ecosystems through wilderness character monitoring, campsite obliteration, invasive species removal, and erosion mitigation.

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