Camp Backcountry's Leader-in-Training program teaches teens real-life skills through mentorship and experience.

Ice Art is a winter project that combines nature, art, weather, and more!

Consider Backcountry Field Notes your local guide to all things conservation, education, and outdoor life.

Here are three ways to reach your New Year's intentions in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.

Here are the ways nature and the Backcountry Wilderness Area equine staff make sure our horses and barnyard animals are warm in the winter.

A quick explanation as to why we close some of our most beautiful trails for the first three months of each year.

A new, free program for second graders brings conservation education to the classroom.

The Backcountry Wilderness Area is becoming an example of a place where healthy boundaries create a healthy home for wildlife and positive o