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Found: Backcountry Hearts
One Backcountry Wilderness Area hiker finds love in nature.

Team Backcountry
Feb 8, 20212 min read


Program Spotlight: Private Horseback Riding Lessons
Spend quality one-on-one time with a horse and instructor at the Backcountry Horse Corrals.

Team Backcountry
Feb 6, 20212 min read


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.

Team Backcountry
Feb 5, 20216 min read


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.

Team Backcountry
Jan 29, 20213 min read


Backcountry Outdoorcast
Check-in here for an always updated look at programs, events, and camps in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.

Team Backcountry
Jan 20, 20211 min read


Back to Basics: Fort Building
Fort Building is the gold standard outside activity our kids need right now.

Team Backcountry
Jan 19, 20213 min read


New Brew: Backcountry Wilderness Wheat
Living The Dream Brewing Co. Brews Backcountry Wilderness Wheat for Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund.

Team Backcountry
Jan 9, 20212 min read


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.

Team Backcountry
Jan 7, 20215 min read


Choose Your Adventure: January 2021
Don't let the cold weather season keep you from getting outside in January 2021!

Team Backcountry
Jan 6, 20214 min read


Night Lights: January 2021
As we wind down from the busy holiday season, here are nine astronomical events to keep a lookout for in this first month of 2021.

Team Backcountry
Jan 4, 20213 min read


One Thing is a'Changing
Horse Camp at Camp Backcountry is making one big change for Summer 2021.

Team Backcountry
Dec 17, 20203 min read


Don't Miss the December Night Sky
Space is the stage for the final interstellar show of 2020.

Team Backcountry
Dec 12, 20204 min read


Next Level Tree Trimmings
Five Earth-friendly things to do with your leftover tree trimmings.

Team Backcountry
Dec 10, 20202 min read


Gift Guide: Local Goods for All
From gifts from local businesses to Camp Backcountry, here's our close-to-home gift guide for the 2020 holiday season.

Team Backcountry
Dec 8, 20203 min read


Gift Guide: Camp Backcountry
Trade the "toy of the year" for the summer of a lifetime.

Team Backcountry
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Corral Update: New Horses
As the Backcountry Wilderness Area horse operation expands, our corrals are home to three new horses.

Team Backcountry
Nov 23, 20202 min read


Program Spotlight: Thanksgiving Break Camp
Give thanks for kids exploring the outside world during Thanksgiving week.

Team Backcountry
Nov 12, 20202 min read


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.

Team Backcountry
Nov 11, 20204 min read


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...

Team Backcountry
Nov 6, 20205 min read


Halloween Project: The Flying Broomstick
Build a broomstick to get the whole family in the Halloween spirit.

Team Backcountry
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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