Entries by Margosia Jadkowski

Join us in welcoming Liz Seger to our staff

April 4, 2025- We are thrilled to welcome Liz Seger to our staff as our new Director of Philanthropy. Liz lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and brings outstanding experience and expertise in fundraising, as well as a love for wild places, to the Trust. She holds a B.A. in Russian History and Religious Studies from […]

Meeting a standard of excellence through land trust accreditation

March 21, 2025- You may have noticed this seal of accreditation on our website or outreach materials in the past. Awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, it is given to land trusts meeting the highest national standards for excellence and conservation permanence, demonstrating sound finances, ethical […]

Thirteen properties protected in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains

March 7, 2025- In southwest Colorado, the Uncompahgre Wilderness meets the American Flats, Handies Peak, and Red Cloud Peak Wilderness Study Areas in the high peaks and sweeping vistas of the San Juan Mountains. Remnants of the area’s rich mining history scatter the mountainsides, including the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway— 63 miles of old mining roads […]

Join us in welcoming Jordan Jimmie to our Board of Directors!

February 7, 2025- The Wilderness Land Trust is excited to welcome Jordan Jimmie to our Board of Directors! Jordan is a proud Diné (Navajo) raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. Near his childhood home, he grew up exploring Coconino National Forest with friends, which cultivated a reverence for our environment and a yearning for adventure. Jordan witnessed […]

Public access to Colorado’s Chicago Basin protected!

January 24, 2025- For most visitors, the hike to Chicago Basin in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness starts on the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as it winds 30 miles through the mountains. From the train stop, the Needle Creek Trail climbs steadily for 6 miles till the valley opens up into the sweeping views […]

California’s Mount Lassic Wilderness now complete with last remaining inholding removed!

January 10, 2025- The Wilderness Land Trust recently acquired the last remaining inholding in northern California’s Mount Lassic Wilderness, completing the wilderness area by removing the lingering threat of development on the 160-acre Bear Creek private inholding property. This is the 18th wilderness area the Trust has completed. The Mount Lassic Wilderness is of significant […]

Winter 2025 Wilderness Book Club Pick

Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm Our winter Wilderness Book Club pick is a staff favorite: Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm. Indian Creek Chronicles is an account of seven winter months spent alone in a tent in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness guarding salmon eggs and coming face to face with the blunt realities of life in […]

2024 by the numbers: Celebrating a year of wilderness wins

December 27, 2024- As 2024 comes to a close, we’re celebrating another year of successful projects protecting the wilderness you love across the country. This year we protected 42 properties totaling 2,073 acres from Alaska to Virginia. With the threat of development removed, they will remain open for wildlife to roam, resilient habitats to thrive, […]

Celebrating 94 acres protected in Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness

December 14, 2024- The Payette Land Trust and Wilderness Land Trust recently partnered to protect a 94-acre private inholding within Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. At 2.3 million acres, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness is the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states and is home to over 180 miles […]

Giving thanks this holiday season

November 27, 2024- As our staff steps away from the office this week to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, we’re taking a moment to reflect on all that we have to give thanks for. We are so grateful for the fulfillment of mission-driven work, the community that makes it all possible, and the wild […]