In 2023, our crews started work on a trail project that was supported by the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest's Community Landscape Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP). The funding is intended to reduce wildland firefighting costs and we were able to [...]
As we look back on 2023, we are happy to be celebrating 14 seasons of partnering with the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest to realize our mission to restore and maintain backcountry trails. What started as a small group of can-do [...]
Siskiyou Mountain Club Job description Title: Strike Team Crew Member About Siskiyou Mountain Club Siskiyou Mountain Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving trails in the backcountry of Southwest Oregon and Northwest California. We have restored over 200 miles [...]
Siskiyou Mountain Club Job description Title: Strike Team Crew Lead About Siskiyou Mountain Club Siskiyou Mountain Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving trails in the backcountry of Southwest Oregon and Northwest California. We have restored over 200 miles [...]
for the Siskiyou Hiker by Gabriel Howe, executive director Video from my easy overnight backpacking trip In my early 30s, I never figured I'd come out swinging in defense of the easy overnight backpacking trip. But then things started to [...]
25 JULY 2023 | ASHLAND, OR. -- Do you have some recent backpacking experience and want to embark on a long backpacking trip in Southwest Oregon this summer? Atop the High Siskiyou Volunteer hiker leader Luke Brandy is leading two [...]
Stewardship Update photos by Field Manager Nick Hodges In 13 years of operation, this June was our busiest to date. We onboarded 17 interns, putting our July head count at 27 staff and interns total. Below we have details on [...]
20 JUNE 2023 | VULCAN PEAK, OR. -- Join volunteer leader Luke Brandy for a traverse of the Chetco Rim this July 13 - 18. Hike about 20 miles in five days, bag five peaks, visit seven lakes, and help [...]
Nick Hodges 2016 On Wednesday, April 20, 2016, SOU student Nick Hodges interviewed for an internship on our Wilderness Conservation Corps. He showed up 20 minutes late. "Nonetheless, I saw something in Nick," says executive director Gabriel Howe, who hired [...]