Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    HANDS ON CONSERVATION - Wild South engages communities in practical projects that produce real conservation results, combining enjoyment of the outdoors with on-the- ground accomplishments that meet specific forest needs driving public lands policy. This year's focus was in the Cheaha, Dugger Mountain, Harper Creek, Linville Gorge, Lost Cove, Sipsey, and Unaka Mountain wilderness and wilderness study areas, as well as Nolichucky, Sipsey Fork, and Wilson Creek wild & scenic and proposed wild & scenic rivers. Projects included trash cleanup, graffiti removal, trail maintenance, campsite maintenance, forest road culvert repair, new trail construction, and the highly successful Volunteer Wilderness Ranger program.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $173.2K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    HANDS ON SCIENCE - Wild South involves the public in science-based solutions to the shared challenges of public lands, targeting opportunities where people can make a difference in the wildest of our forests and waters. This year's community-powered projects included: mitigating trail erosion to reduce sedimentation into trout waters, mapping dispersed campsites, removal of non-native invasive plants, construction of stone barriers to protect trailside endangered plants, monitoring wilderness wildlife using game cameras, and mapping recreation use in sensitive cliffside and clifftop habitats.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    –

  • Program 3 [2020]

    HANDS ON ADVOCACY - Wild South leads by example, defending wild lands in close collaboration with the wide range of forest stakeholders, engaging communities in public lands decision-making. This year's efforts included advocacy for protection of Harper Creek and Lost Cove Wilderness Study Areas, as well as defense of mountain biking and other recreation use across the forest in the upcoming Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan revision. In Alabama, a multi-year evaluation of Forest Service efficacy in wilderness management was concluded.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    –