A program volunteer helps dig a new latrine in the BWCAW.

Since 2006, the Friends has worked with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation to run the Superior Wilderness Volunteer Connection program.

This program puts volunteers in the bow of Forest Service canoes, with Wilderness Rangers in the stern. Volunteers — most of them working the entire permit season from May to September — paddle and portage with the rangers on eight-day trips. They help keep with campsite and portage maintenance, as well as with monitoring, education and enforcement efforts that help maintain the BWCAW’s wilderness character despite the heavy pressure the Wilderness receives.

Sound like fun? Contact us to receive more information about volunteering in the BWCAW.