For the Love of Wilderness: Share your stories, roll up your sleeves, and give with impact
May 29, 2026-
There are so many reasons to love wilderness: from the adventures and moments of solitude it provides us, to the room it gives wildlife to roam, to the clean air and water we depend on. And, there are just as many ways to show your love for it!
Wilderness touches all of us whether we realize it or not.The National Wilderness Coalition’s Voices for Wilderness project collects stories, experiences and perspectives about why wilderness and wild places matter.
Explore the voices and add your own!
Next Saturday, June 6th, is National Trails Day! Groups across the country will be hosting volunteer events to maintain and care for trails from local parks to wilderness areas. Many wilderness stewardship groups also have volunteer opportunities, ranging from one day to multi-day trips, throughout the summer. Or, if trail work isn’t your cup of tea, citizen science projects, environmental education groups, and even public lands agencies are often seeking volunteers!
Find a National Trails Day Event
Find other volunteer opportunities
Edward Abbey said, “The idea of wilderness needs no defense; it only needs defenders.” While there are many ways to defend the wilderness you love, at The Wilderness Land Trust we’re focused on protecting it from development that fragments it from within. Acre by acre, we’re working on the ground in wilderness across the country, having real impact as we ensure these cherished landscapes won’t be scarred by roads, resorts, or mines.
We believe that our shared legacy of public lands and wilderness is greater than any one moment in time- that our systems for protecting them will endure just as the wild places themselves have. Wilderness knows how to recover, adapt, and endure, if we give it the chance. That is what your support of The Wilderness Land Trust makes possible. Not just protecting what wilderness is today but preserving its capacity to surprise us tomorrow. To come back stronger than we expected. To be there, whole and healthy and wild, for future generations.
