Team Backcountry
Your Guide to Saturdays in the Backcountry
Have you ever wanted to explore our Base Camp in the Backcountry Wilderness Area? Come out for two new weekly programs!
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Team Backcountry
- Aug 24
- 3 min
Steady Steeds
The retirement community of horses in the Backcountry Wilderness Area is teaching a new generation of equine enthusiasts. Horses line the...
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 27, 2022
- 2 min
What is a Friend of the Backcounty?
Dollars matter, but equally important we want to build a strong, engaged community … our Friends.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 13, 2022
- 2 min
Beer for Bucks
How drinking local beer is benefitting the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
- Aug 2, 2021
- 6 min
Growing Up at Camp Backcountry
After years of kids spending their summers at Camp Backcountry, our once little ones are now leading the packs.
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Team Backcountry
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
New Neighbor: Backcountry Bigfoot
We love finding out what our trailcams catch each week. But ... we never thought we'd find a friend.
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Team Backcountry
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Found: Backcountry Hearts
One Backcountry Wilderness Area hiker finds love in nature.
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Team Backcountry
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
Program Spotlight: Private Horseback Riding Lessons
Spend quality one-on-one time with a horse and instructor at the Backcountry Horse Corrals.
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Team Backcountry
- Feb 5, 2021
- 6 min
Meet Our Crew: Mark Giebel
We caught up with Mark to find out why conserving this piece of habitat is important and why he’ll continue to advocate for it to stay wild.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Trail Traffic: 2020 in Review
In a year when the safest place to be was outside, we review the last 12 months on the Backcountry Wilderness Area trail systems.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 20, 2021
- 1 min
Backcountry Outdoorcast
Check-in here for an always updated look at programs, events, and camps in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 20, 2021
- 3 min
Back to Basics: Fort Building
Fort Building is the gold standard outside activity our kids need right now.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 7, 2021
- 5 min
Meet Our Crew: AnnaKate Hein
From visiting the bottom of the Earth to building Camp Backcountry from the ground up, meet our programs supervisor, AnnaKate Hein.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
Choose Your Adventure: January 2021
Don't let the cold weather season keep you from getting outside in January 2021!
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Team Backcountry
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
One Thing is a'Changing
Horse Camp at Camp Backcountry is making one big change for Summer 2021.
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Team Backcountry
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Next Level Tree Trimmings
Five Earth-friendly things to do with your leftover tree trimmings.
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Team Backcountry
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Program Spotlight: Thanksgiving Break Camp
Give thanks for kids exploring the outside world during Thanksgiving week.
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Team Backcountry
- Nov 11, 2020
- 4 min
Finding The Way: Orienteering Course
A local Boy Scout turned learning a crucial outdoor skill into an 18-point orienteering course for the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
- Nov 6, 2020
- 5 min
Back the Backcountry: Impacts
As the Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund gets ready to turn five years old at the end of the year, we want to share what we're...
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Team Backcountry
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
Halloween Project: The Flying Broomstick
Build a broomstick to get the whole family in the Halloween spirit.
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