About our Women in the Wild Program
ITA’s Women in the Wild trail projects provide an encouraging environment for women to learn trail maintenance skills and find community with other volunteers who love the outdoors! No previous trail work skills are necessary and we welcome all female-identifying volunteers to join us for a project!
Contact trails@idahotrailsassociation.org if you have any questions about our Women in the Wild projects.
I came home from my first WOW weekend filled with such a powerful sense of accomplishment. It filled my heart to spend a weekend with a group of like-minded women that cared about trails and taking care of our Idahome. I have made friendships from this weekend that I might not have had the opportunity to have built. Was it hard? Yup. Was I tired? Yup. Was it worth it? Yup. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat.
A particular bond comes from lopping, sawing, and chopping with someone, especially when you can joke about mammograms and bad dates in between clearing trees. The sense of accomplishment was unreal- we were able to visually see the progress we made along the trail and knew our work would be appreciated by the guides and rangers who rely on clear trails to earn a living.
Upcoming Women in the Wild Projects
ITA’s Women in the Wild Program will be joining Bogus Basin for a day of trail work maintaining pedestrian only trails near their Nordic Lodge. Part of a Bogus Basin initiative to make recreation more accessible to the public, these trails are intended to be shorter than others in the area, providing a bike-free ... Read More
ITA’s Women in the Wild Program will be joining the Wood River Trails Coalition for a weekend project clearing trail high in the Smoky Mountains. We’ll car camp near Prairie Creek Trailhead where we’ll work up towards the lakes below Norton Peak (10,322’). Avalanche debris and fallen trees can make hiking difficult, and last ... Read More
On this Women in the Wild Project, volunteers will continue ITA’s work on the Caton Lake Trail in the Boise National Forest. Starting from the Caton Lake/Rainbow Lake Trailhead, pack llamas will help bring in some of our gear and the crew will establish a backcountry primitive basecamp at Caton Meadows. ITA has been ... Read More
As part of our Women in the Wild program, ITA volunteers will continue to chip away at clearing the Queens River loop. Continuing efforts over the last few years and earlier this season, we will be working on the Queens River side, backpacking and moving camp up as we work up the trail. This is ... Read More
The trail to Fault Lake is typically in good condition, but the half mile of trail between there and McCormick Lake has almost disappeared in the rocks and brush. As part of our Women in the Wild program, we’ll backpack to Fault Lake and spend the weekend locating and improving the half-mile of trail ... Read More