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SUMMARY:Sego Lily WSA: Recreation Restoration - WAITLIST
DESCRIPTION:The Landscape \nThe Sego Lily Wilderness Study Area (WSA) sits within ‘The Lands In Between\,” which refers to an archeologically rich corridor between protected areas such as Bears Ears National Monument and Hovenweep National Monument in Utah\, and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in Colorado. This region is without designated protections\, despite its incredible pinyon-juniper forests\, winding canyon systems\, and mesas of Morrison Formation and Dakota Sandstone that ancestral Puebloans called home for generations. \nThis area’s proximity to several National Monuments draws visitors as well as the eyes of oil and gas companies. In addition\, this region is utilized for grazing and other commercial uses. Its proximity to communities like White Mesa and Montezuma Creek also make the area crucial for hunting and firewood gathering. \n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on natural and cultural resource protection; we will be remediating large\, impacted areas along a canyon rim. Expect to engage in: \n\nRaking\, vertical mulching\, and other surface naturalization strategies;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nInstallation of educational signage to prevent future incursions;\nCleaning and naturalizing fire rings.\n\nAll work tools will be provided\, including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nModerate – Expect walking or hiking on uneven terrain; work vehicles will likely be nearby or a short walk away. Project work may include mid- to heavy-lifting\, various tool use such as raking and shoveling\, and potential to carry fencing\, signage or natural materials.  \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Ellie Swanson\nContact: ellie@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Thursday\, May 1st – Sunday\, May 4th\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. Campsites are often remote dispersed sites with no running water or pit toilets. \nSUWA provides dinners during the project dates as well as snacks and drinks during workdays. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals (breakfast\, lunch) during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/sego-lily-wsa-recreation-restoration/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250512
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SUMMARY:Burr Trail Scenic Backway: WSA Protection & Monitoring - 1 OPENING
DESCRIPTION:The Landscape \nThe 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries\, stunning scenery\, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant increases in tourism\, new businesses\, population growth\, and higher per capita income. Since its designation in 1996\, Grand Staircase-Escalante has come to be known as the “Science Monument”—yielding several new species of dinosaur and other paleontological finds and providing habitat for 650 bee species\, many that are endemic to the area. \nThe area has incredible camping\, hiking and other recreational opportunities. Places like Calf Creek\, Peekaboo and Spooky Canyon\, Coyote Gulch\, and the Hole-in-the-Rock Road are well-known\, and as a result\, require consistence management to protect the region’s resources. In particular\, northern portions of the monument sit close to Capitol Reef National Park\, drawing a large amount of visitors and subsequent impacts. \n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on natural resource protection and camping compliance. Expect to engage in: \n\nBuilding or repairing fences to clarify WSA boundaries;\nRaking\, vertical mulching\, and other surface naturalization strategies;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nInstallation of educational signage to prevent future incursions.\n\nAll work tools will be provided\, including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nStrenuous – Expect hiking over uneven terrain. Project work may include lots of lifting and tool use. Strenuous trips often involve large fencing projects in which materials need to be carried into work sites\, or backpacking trips in which participants are responsible for hiking in tools and personal overnight gear to work and campsites. \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Ellie Swanson\nContact: ellie@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Thursday\, May 8th – Sunday\, May 11th\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. Campsites are often remote dispersed sites with no running water or pit toilets. \nSUWA provides dinners during the project dates as well as snacks and drinks during workdays. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals (breakfast\, lunch) during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/burr-trail-scenic-backway-wsa-protection-monitoring/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250517
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SUMMARY:Bears Ears: Cultural Site Survey - WAITLIST
DESCRIPTION:**It is an honor and privilege to visit these sites and support their protection. Participants must understand that this is a sacred landscape and treat sites with the utmost care and respect.** \nThe Landscape \nWith the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th\, 2016\, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. Covering a vast region\, Bears Ears is co-managed by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition\, the Bureau of Land Management\, and the Forest Service. Bears Ears holds a wide variety cultural sites and is still used by tribes throughout the region for medicinal plant gathering\, firewood collection\, and other cultural uses. This is a living\, breathing\, sacred landscape. In addition\, efforts to document the region’s archeological sites are ongoing. \nUnfortunately\, the rich cultural history of Bears Ears has attracted looting and cultural site damage; in addition\, much of the region was surveyed back in the 1970s and technology available to survey sites has improved. In an effort to increase protection for sensitive cultural sites\, land management agencies are engaged in a process to re-inventory and monitor known sites. \n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on cultural resource protection. It involves receiving training from archeologists and using acquired knowledge to survey selected cultural sites. Our work scope will focus on one or more of the following activities: \n\nSurveying for cultural resources along existing routes and roads not surveyed in the past;\nSite-specific monitoring and updating of known cultural sites;\nRecording of new cultural sites.\n\nAll work tools will be provided\, including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nModerate – Ask your project lead for more details; cultural site survey projects often involve walking or hiking on uneven terrain\, often off-trail and occasionally in brushy conditions. In addition\, project work may include stooping\, bending\, and using tools such as tape measures\, tablets\, and maps. \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: (6)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Monday\, May 12th – Friday\, May 16th\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. Campsites are often remote dispersed sites with no running water or pit toilets. \nSUWA provides dinners during the project dates as well as snacks and drinks during workdays. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals (breakfast\, lunch) during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/bears-ears-cultural-site-survey/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250519
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SUMMARY:Grand Staircase-Escalante: WSA Boundary Implementation - 2 OPENINGS
DESCRIPTION:**This is a roving project on high-clearance 4×4 roads in extremely remote country. Applicants will be screened for extensive backcountry travel experience. Participants will bring their own high-clearance vehicle and recovery equipment OR be willing to be a passenger in a SUWA vehicle for the extent of the project.** \nThe Landscape \nThe 1.7 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is an extraordinary landscape. The monument is world-renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries\, stunning scenery\, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Local communities have benefited with significant increases in tourism\, new businesses\, population growth\, and higher per capita income. Since its designation in 1996\, Grand Staircase-Escalante has come to be known as the “Science Monument”—yielding several new species of dinosaur and other paleontological finds and providing habitat for 650 bee species\, many that are endemic to the area. \nThe Monument is geographically divided into three units: the Grand Staircase itself\, the Canyons of the Escalante and the Kaiparowits Plateau. The latter is the most remote and least visited\, extending for over 50 miles between the town of Escalante and the Arizona Strip and boundaried by the flats of the Escalante River to the east and the Paria River and Cockscomb to the west. One of the few roads that bisect this plateau is the Smoky Mountain Road\, traveling through high-elevation pinyon-juniper woodland. Bordered by Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs)\, this route is in need of signage to inform visitors and encourage responsible recreation. \n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on natural resource protection and off-road travel and camping compliance. Expect to engage in: \n\nInstallation of educational signage to prevent future incursions;\nRaking\, vertical mulching and other surface naturalization strategies;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nCleaning and naturalizing fire rings.\n\nAll work tools will be provided including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nModerate – Expect walking or hiking on uneven terrain; work vehicles will likely be nearby or a short walk away. Project work may include mid- to heavy-lifting\, various tool use such as raking and shovelling\, and potential to carry fencing\, signage or natural materials.  \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: (6)\nProject Lead: Ellie Swanson\nContact: ellie@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Thursday\, May 15th – Sunday\, May 18th\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nAs this is a roving project\, we will move camp each night and drive 80 miles in one direction over the 4-day project. Specific location of camping site(s) will be determined by the work performed and distance covered each day. Plan on remote dispersed sites with no running water or pit toilets. \nSUWA provides dinners during the project dates as well as snacks and drinks during workdays. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals (breakfast\, lunch) during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/grand-staircase-escalante-wsa-boundary-implementation/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250524
DTSTAMP:20260419T024558
CREATED:20250130T172953Z
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SUMMARY:Dark Canyon Wilderness: Backpacking & Habitat Restoration - WAITLIST
DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROJECT INVOLVES MULTI-DAY BACKPACKING** \nThe Landscape \nWith the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th\, 2016\, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. Covering a vast region\, Bears Ears is co-managed by the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition\, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service. Bears Ears holds a wide variety cultural sites\, and is still used by tribes throughout the region for medicinal plant gathering\, firewood collection\, and other cultural uses. This is a living\, breathing\, sacred landscape. \nStreams drain the Abajo Mountains to the northeast\, creating pockets of lush greenery in the desert canyons on the western side of the Monument. As a result\, this region supports an abundance of wildlife but has also drawn in grazing interests and led to the establishment of several invasive plant species\, including tamarisk. Because tamarisk consume large amounts of water and push out native plant species\, their removal is crucial to restoring native habitat. \n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on invasive plant removal\, hiking trail remediation and natural resource protection. Expect to engage in: \n\nSawing\, cutting and lopping invasive plan species;\nProximity to active herbicide application;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nInstallation of educational signage to prevent future incursions;\nBuilding or repairing fences to clarify Wilderness boundaries.\n\nAll work tools will be provided\, including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nStrenuous – Expect hiking over uneven terrain. Project work may include lots of lifting and tool use. Strenuous trips often involve large fencing projects in which materials need to be carried into work sites\, or backpacking trips in which participants are responsible for hiking in tools and personal overnight gear to work and campsites. \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Monday\, May 19th – Friday\, May 23rd\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. As this project is a backpacking trip\, camps will be remote dispersed sites with no running water. Packing wag bags for solid human waste is mandatory. \nVolunteers are responsible for all meals (breakfast\, lunch\, dinner) during the project. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/dark-canyon-wilderness-backpacking-habitat-restoration/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250530
DTSTAMP:20260419T024558
CREATED:20250130T172959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T210402Z
UID:19318-1748390400-1748563199@suwa.org
SUMMARY:Cedar Mountain Wilderness - FULL
DESCRIPTION:**THIS PROJECT IS FULL** \nSUWA occasionally reserves projects for student groups\, nonprofits and other organizations seeking to engage on the issues primary to our mission.\nContact volunteer@suwa.org for more information. \nThe Landscape \n\nThe Cedar Mountain Wilderness is located in northwestern Utah. The vegetation on the upper elevations is dominated by junipers\, hence the name. The Cedar Mountain Wilderness includes more than half of the 180\,000 acres (730 km2) Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area\, where feral horses have grazed since they were introduced in the late 19th century.  A survey conducted in December 1991 counted 444 horses\, and parts of the herd can often be seen on the wilderness where their impacts on native vegetation communities are apparent and widespread. \n\n\nCongress designated the Cedar Mountain Wilderness primarily in response to an effort by members of the Utah congressional delegation and governor to block rail access to a proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility on the nearby Skull Valley Indian Reservation. The project was sponsored by a consortium of nuclear power companies known as Private Fuel Storage. The project was killed in 2012 amid legal obstacles and substantial local opposition. Since that time\, the Cedar Mountain Wilderness has continued to see tremendous ORV impacts – especially during fall hunting season – due to the profligate presence of roads effectively intersecting and dividing the wilderness parcels. \n\n\nThe Work \nThis project will focus on natural resource protection and off-road vehicle travel and compliance. \nExpect to engage in: \n\nRaking\, vertical mulching\, and other surface naturalization strategies;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nInstallation of educational signage to prevent future incursions.\n\nAll work tools will be provided\, including gloves\, eye protection\, and ear-protection. \nProject Rating \nModerate – Expect walking or hiking on uneven terrain; work vehicles will likely be nearby or a short walk away. Project work may include mid- to heavy-lifting\, various tool use such as raking and shovelling\, and potential to carry fencing\, signage or natural materials.  \nAll projects take place outdoors: Please consider your comfortability working in remote landscapes at varying elevations and under variable weather conditions. Our team strives to ensure that all projects provide meaningful work for volunteers of all abilities. Please reach out to the Project Lead if you have questions or concerns. \nVolunteers Needed: This Project Is Full\nProject Lead: Jeremy Lynch\nContact: jeremy@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA general itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers in a Welcome Letter. \n\n Wednesday\, May 28th – Thursday\, May 29th\n\n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. Campsites are often remote dispersed sites with no running water or pit toilets. \nSUWA provides dinners during the project dates as well as snacks and drinks during workdays. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals (breakfast\, lunch) during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended packlist will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter (4) weeks prior to the start date. If camping gear is a barrier to your attendance\, please reach out to the Project Lead to discuss options. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2025 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nOnce we have received your application\, you will receive a confirmation email within (5) working days of submission.\nWe log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive an email confirming whether you have been placed on the“project roster” or a “waitlist.” If you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from the Project Lead to answer any additional questions you may have.\nIndividuals on the waitlist will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here. \nAPPLY NOW \n 
URL:https://suwa.org/events/cedar-mountain-wilderness-3/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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