SBFC Blog Archive

2025
- Oct 14, 2025 Tales from the Tower Oct 14, 2025
- Oct 7, 2025 Oh To Be Back in the Selway-Bitterroot! Oct 7, 2025
- Sep 30, 2025 Fir Creek Chronicles Sep 30, 2025
- Sep 23, 2025 Youth Blog: Big Mountains, Big Thoughts on the Upper Selway River Sep 23, 2025
- Sep 16, 2025 Youth Blog: Boulder Creek Trail Sep 16, 2025
- Sep 9, 2025 Youth Wilderness Vlog Sep 9, 2025
- Sep 2, 2025 Whispers on the Breeze Sep 2, 2025
- Aug 26, 2025 A Summer to Remember Aug 26, 2025
- Aug 19, 2025 Thumb Through My Digital Diary With Me Aug 19, 2025
- Aug 12, 2025 Closing Out The Season Aug 12, 2025
- Aug 5, 2025 Shallow Waters and Towering Cliffs of the Upper Selway Aug 5, 2025
- Aug 1, 2025 Youth Blog: Journal Entries from Big Creek Aug 1, 2025
- Jul 29, 2025 By the Waterside I Will Lay My Head Jul 29, 2025
- Jul 22, 2025 Bug Bites, Blooms, Boggy Boots, Big Sands, Berries, & a Birthday? Jul 22, 2025
- Jul 15, 2025 Wilderness in the Human World Jul 15, 2025
- Jul 8, 2025 Sawtoothed Smile Jul 8, 2025
- Jul 1, 2025 South Fork Lolo Volunteer Project Jul 1, 2025
- Jun 24, 2025 Eight Days on the Main Salmon Jun 24, 2025
- Jun 17, 2025 Kootenai Creek Volunteer Hitch Jun 17, 2025
- Jun 10, 2025 To See is To Devour Jun 10, 2025
- Jun 3, 2025 Finding Human Connection in the Largest Wilderness Area in the Lower 48 Jun 3, 2025
- May 27, 2025 The Season Begins: A Week at Powell Ranger Station May 27, 2025
- May 20, 2025 People Need Trails! Society Needs Trail Workers! May 20, 2025
- Jan 28, 2025 The Book I Wrote During My Last Summer on the Selway Jan 28, 2025
- Jan 15, 2025 The Intersection of Wilderness and Technology Jan 15, 2025
2024
- Dec 11, 2024 On Leaving the Bitterroots and the High Country Dec 11, 2024
- Oct 8, 2024 From the Bronx to the Bitterroots - A Week with Catrock Ventures Oct 8, 2024
- Oct 1, 2024 A Decade of Working in Wilderness: Ten Lessons for Ten Years Oct 1, 2024
- Sep 24, 2024 Wilderness Journals- Youth Wilderness Expedition Sep 24, 2024
- Sep 17, 2024 Overcoming Myself- Youth Wilderness Expedition Sep 17, 2024
- Sep 10, 2024 Journal Entries from A Wilderness Ranger Fellow Sep 10, 2024
- Sep 3, 2024 The good, the bad, & the "what the heck am I doing?" Sep 3, 2024
- Sep 3, 2024 The Quiet Ramblings of a Barefoot Boy in the Wilderness Sep 3, 2024
- Aug 27, 2024 All Four Seasons in a Hitch Aug 27, 2024
- Aug 20, 2024 My Perspective Aug 20, 2024
- Aug 13, 2024 Lessons From a Wilderness Teacher Aug 13, 2024
- Aug 6, 2024 From Frustration to Fulfillment: My Return to Colt Killed Creek Aug 6, 2024
- Jul 30, 2024 Four Crews in Four Days: A Whirlwind Wilderness Adventure Jul 30, 2024
- Jul 23, 2024 Fear and Loathing in the Selway Jul 23, 2024
- Jul 16, 2024 Hard(ly) Working Jul 16, 2024
- Jul 9, 2024 Frank's Life Lessons - A Halfway Point Reflection Jul 9, 2024
- Jul 2, 2024 Rediscovering Old Roots, Planting New Ones Jul 2, 2024
- Jun 25, 2024 Scouting to Fur Farm- Developments in Wilderness Jun 25, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024 Walking TACOs Jun 18, 2024
- Jun 11, 2024 Spring Training Jun 11, 2024
- Jun 4, 2024 Sky N' Trees Jun 4, 2024
- May 28, 2024 Laughing River May 28, 2024
- May 21, 2024 Up the River May 21, 2024
- Apr 30, 2024 Trail Maintenance and Jet Boat Adventures on the Salmon River Apr 30, 2024
2023
- Nov 22, 2023 Hitchgiving! Nov 22, 2023
- Oct 9, 2023 Moscow Whisky Society Interviews Oct 9, 2023
- Sep 19, 2023 Be Like a Plant Sep 19, 2023
- Sep 12, 2023 A Subtle Reminder Sep 12, 2023
- Sep 6, 2023 Interview: Marble Creek Sep 6, 2023
- Sep 5, 2023 Going the Distance Sep 5, 2023
- Aug 29, 2023 One Final Adventure Aug 29, 2023
- Aug 22, 2023 Stream (Creek) of Consciousness Aug 22, 2023
- Aug 15, 2023 Gifts from the Land Aug 15, 2023
- Aug 8, 2023 Reflections from a Recliner Aug 8, 2023
- Aug 1, 2023 Past, Present, and Future Aug 1, 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Expect Nothing, Pull Saw, Slay, Repeat Jul 25, 2023
- Jul 18, 2023 These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things Jul 18, 2023
- Jul 11, 2023 Choose Your Own Adventure Jul 11, 2023
- Jul 5, 2023 I'll Tell You What Jul 5, 2023
- Jun 27, 2023 There and Back Again Jun 27, 2023
- Jun 20, 2023 Back in the Saddle Jun 20, 2023
- Jun 13, 2023 Training to be Effective Stewards and Crewmates Jun 13, 2023
- Jun 6, 2023 Training Week- Living, Learning, Laughing Jun 6, 2023
2022
- Oct 24, 2022 Branching Out Oct 24, 2022
- Oct 18, 2022 Why Work in Wilderness Oct 18, 2022
- Oct 10, 2022 SBFC Board Project Oct 10, 2022
- Oct 3, 2022 Holding on to Wilderness Oct 3, 2022
- Sep 26, 2022 Seasonal Transitions Sep 26, 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 Wilderness Snippets Sep 20, 2022
- Sep 12, 2022 Micro Wildlife Sep 12, 2022
- Sep 6, 2022 The Struggle for Conservation Sep 6, 2022
- Aug 29, 2022 The Last Hitch Aug 29, 2022
- Aug 22, 2022 Someday Aug 22, 2022
- Aug 15, 2022 Immersed in the Frank Aug 15, 2022
- Aug 8, 2022 Birds & Beyond Aug 8, 2022
- Jul 31, 2022 Nature's Lesson Jul 31, 2022
- Jul 25, 2022 Reflections in Wilderness Jul 25, 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 Trees, Fish, and a Camera Crew! Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 11, 2022 Flight and Fun(gi) on the Goat Ridge Trail Jul 11, 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 Marble Creek Musings Jul 5, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Wilderness Appreciation Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 20, 2022 Wilderness Growth Jun 20, 2022
- Jun 13, 2022 First Impressions Jun 13, 2022
- Apr 5, 2022 Archives: Diary of an SBFC Cabin Host Volunteer Apr 5, 2022
- Mar 28, 2022 Archives: Wilderness Classroom Mar 28, 2022
2021
- Oct 25, 2021 Wilderness Work: Reflections on Gratitude Oct 25, 2021
- Oct 18, 2021 Lessons Learned & Backcountry Sandwiches Oct 18, 2021
- Oct 11, 2021 Above and Below Oct 11, 2021
- Oct 4, 2021 Cold and Happy Oct 4, 2021
- Sep 27, 2021 Through the Fire and Flames Sep 27, 2021
- Sep 17, 2021 Women in Wilderness Sep 17, 2021
- Sep 13, 2021 Returning to Wilderness Sep 13, 2021
- Sep 7, 2021 SBFC Board Volunteer Project Sep 7, 2021
- Aug 30, 2021 Up Whiskey Creek Without Whiskey Aug 30, 2021
- Aug 23, 2021 Moments in the Mountains Aug 23, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 Growing Like Weeds Aug 12, 2021
- Aug 6, 2021 Trail Tools Aug 6, 2021
- Aug 2, 2021 Beginner’s Luck Aug 2, 2021
- Jul 26, 2021 Mountain Messages Jul 26, 2021
- Jul 19, 2021 Flatlander in the Mountains Jul 19, 2021
- Jul 12, 2021 A Study in Wildflowers Jul 12, 2021
- Jul 2, 2021 Finding the Groove(r) Jul 2, 2021
- Jun 28, 2021 Sounds of the Wilderness Jun 28, 2021
- Jun 21, 2021 What I Didn't Know Jun 21, 2021
- Jun 14, 2021 2021 Season Training Jun 14, 2021
- Jun 7, 2021 An Ode to My Boots Jun 7, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Wilderness Podcast + SBFC Mar 1, 2021
2020
- Oct 26, 2020 News from Saint Mary Lookout Oct 26, 2020
- Oct 13, 2020 2020 Season Summary Oct 13, 2020
- Oct 5, 2020 An Artist's Paradise Residency Oct 5, 2020
- Sep 28, 2020 Hitch #7 - Live, Laugh, Lop Sep 28, 2020
- Sep 21, 2020 Hitch #5 - Learning About Guttation Sep 21, 2020
- Sep 14, 2020 Hitch #5 - Issac Lake Trail and the Double Creek Fire Sep 14, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 In The Frank and Feeling Normal Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 17, 2020 A Summer of Surprises Aug 17, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 Hitch #3 - Big Sand Lake Clearing Aug 8, 2020
- Aug 8, 2020 Hitch #3 - Devil’s Washbasin, Trail #19 Aug 8, 2020
- Jul 21, 2020 Hitch #2 - Kootenai Creek/Siah Lake Jul 21, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 Hitch #2 Dolph Creek, East Moose Clearing Jul 17, 2020
- Jul 5, 2020 Hitch #1 Beaver Creek Jul 5, 2020
- Jul 5, 2020 Ascent to Joy! Jul 5, 2020
2019
- Dec 20, 2019 From Subway to Solitude Dec 20, 2019
- Oct 31, 2019 Artists in Residence fall in love with Fish Lake Oct 31, 2019
- Sep 24, 2019 Take Only Pictures - Leave Only Footprints Sep 24, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 Being Grateful in the Wilderness Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 A Sensuous Wilderness as Autumn Draws Near Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 13, 2019 A Wild Walk to Solitude Sep 13, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 Cowboy Poetry & Trail Crew Yoga Sep 3, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 Careful Where I Step Sep 3, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 A World of Contrasts and Colors Sep 3, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 The Battle for Battle Creek Ridge Sep 3, 2019
- Sep 3, 2019 And Then There's "THE CRAGS" Sep 3, 2019
- Aug 2, 2019 A Fresh Perspecitive on the same Mountains Aug 2, 2019
- Aug 2, 2019 Return to 421 and Discovering Moose Creek Aug 2, 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Many Hands Make Light Work Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 29, 2019 A Bridge Between Generations Jul 29, 2019
- Jul 29, 2019 Grave Peak Lookout Restoration a success! Jul 29, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019 From Prairie to Peaks Jul 20, 2019
- Jul 19, 2019 The Frank-Where Wilderness Stays Wild Jul 19, 2019
- Jul 15, 2019 Time in the Wilderness Jul 15, 2019
- Jul 6, 2019 Right Back at Home Jul 6, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019 Lessons Learned Jun 28, 2019
- Jun 28, 2019 Round Trip Ticket to "The Big Empty" Jun 28, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 HOMECOMING Jun 4, 2019
- Feb 18, 2019 "The Frank" - A Rich History of Place Feb 18, 2019
2018
- Oct 26, 2018 The Best of the Best- The Southwest Selway Bitterroot Oct 26, 2018
- Sep 24, 2018 Called the "Singing Nuns" - there seems to be no mountain high enough for this group! Sep 24, 2018
- Sep 19, 2018 A season of "Getting Franked" Sep 19, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 Keeping Tradition Alive Sep 14, 2018
- Sep 5, 2018 Who owns this land? WE DO! Sep 5, 2018
- Aug 23, 2018 TRAIL 442 WHERE ARE YOU? Aug 23, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 Ben & Zach Journey to the Center of "The Hole" Aug 3, 2018
- Aug 2, 2018 Feeling the Heart of Wilderness Aug 2, 2018
- Aug 1, 2018 Pleasure in the Pathless Woods Aug 1, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 A Victory for Volunteers Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Filled to the Brim Jul 25, 2018
- Jul 12, 2018 St. Mary's Peak Volunteer Project Jul 12, 2018
- Jul 10, 2018 Diverse Wilderness Experiences in "The Frank" Jul 10, 2018
- Jul 6, 2018 Wilderness Blowout Jul 6, 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Things are Looking Up! Jul 5, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Embracing the "What"? Jun 22, 2018
2017
- Sep 22, 2017 Back to Dutch Ridge Sep 22, 2017
- Sep 22, 2017 On High Alert! Sep 22, 2017
- Sep 1, 2017 Fires changed our course but not our objective Sep 1, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 An intern's season comes to a close..... Aug 22, 2017
- Aug 9, 2017 Iowa Highschoolers discover Wilderness Aug 9, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Base Camp - Cabin Creek - 24 days Aug 5, 2017
- Aug 5, 2017 Everything Beautiful Ever Aug 5, 2017
- Jul 31, 2017 Marble Creek Remains: SBFC Returns Jul 31, 2017
- Jul 26, 2017 Some Memorable Miles on the Blodgett Trip Jul 26, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 Teamwork and Dedication - Recipe for Success Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 20, 2017 Finding Myself on Stanley Butte Jul 20, 2017
- Jul 7, 2017 Colt-Killed Creek - Best Views, Rough Work Jul 7, 2017
- Jun 24, 2017 First Hitch in the Bitterroot proves Bittersweet Jun 24, 2017
- Jun 24, 2017 Thank You National Forest Foundation! Jun 24, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Respect for the Volunteers Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 21, 2017 Challenges and Rewards in the Backcountry Jun 21, 2017
2016
- Dec 15, 2016 Fish Lake Guard Station Cabin Hosting - September 16-19, 2016 Dec 15, 2016
- Sep 30, 2016 From the top of Big Fog Mountain to the bottom of Three Links Creek Sep 30, 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 Late Season Trail Work Progress Aug 31, 2016
- Aug 22, 2016 ICT Work @ Marble Creek Aug 22, 2016
- Aug 22, 2016 Smiles for Miles Aug 22, 2016
- Aug 15, 2016 A Legacy of Self Reliance Aug 15, 2016
- Aug 15, 2016 Warm Springs to Grave Peak back to Saturday Ridge Aug 15, 2016
- Aug 5, 2016 2 Miles, 6 Days & 900 Trees later.................... Aug 5, 2016
- Aug 3, 2016 Huckleberries & High Spirits - Nez-Pearce/Clearwater NF Aug 3, 2016
- Jul 25, 2016 2016 Staff and Interns Jul 25, 2016
- Jul 24, 2016 Update on Elk Summit & Trails #621 #602 #626 Jul 24, 2016
- Jul 24, 2016 Clearing Blodgett post Microbursts Jul 24, 2016
- Jul 24, 2016 Another successful 4th on St. Mary's Jul 24, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Monumental on So Many Levels Jul 11, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Stock Safety and Pack Clinic with Squaw Butte BHC Jul 6, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 Siah Lake - a day of Celebrations Jul 6, 2016
- Jun 23, 2016 Snowpack and starry skies for the Summer Equinox Jun 23, 2016
- Jun 23, 2016 "Slip on the ice, fall in the mud and dust yourself off....that's the Frank." Jun 23, 2016
- Jun 21, 2016 Jun 21, 2016
- May 24, 2016 'Tis the Season for Training at SBFC May 24, 2016
- May 2, 2016 Axe(wo)manship Course May 2, 2016
- Mar 24, 2016 Win a Trip for Two on the Lower Salmon! Mar 24, 2016
- Mar 21, 2016 Spring into Stewardship! Mar 21, 2016
2015
- Aug 26, 2015 The wilderness called "The Frank." Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 End of Season Review Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 We "Killed it" at Colt Killed Creek! Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Thanks to our exceptional volunteers! Aug 26, 2015
- Aug 26, 2015 Harrington Ridge - The Drama of Nature Aug 26, 2015
- Jul 26, 2015 Dagger Falls – Thoughts on Wilderness Jul 26, 2015
- Jul 26, 2015 New Turnpike for the Yellowjacket Project Jul 26, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015 Warm Springs Creek Trail, Wind Lakes, Grave Peaks Lookout Jul 8, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015 Big Creek & St. Mary's Lookout Jul 8, 2015
- Jun 29, 2015 Moving Onto a Summer of Beauty and Hard Work Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 23, 2015 Overnight Project Sets the Tone Jun 23, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 Wilderness FR Training continued Jun 2, 2015
- Jun 2, 2015 First 8 days Prepared and Ready Jun 2, 2015