Team Backcountry
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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Conservation
Wildlife habitat conservation is the foundation of the Backcountry Wilderness Area. Since the early 1900s, homes and businesses have slowly surrounded what would become a 13-square-mile island of conservation for wildlife like elk, black bears, mountain lions, golden eagles, bobcats, coyotes, along with many other species of birds, insects, and small mammals. Efforts will continue to improve habitat for all of the wildlife that call the Backcountry Wilderness Area home through fire mitigate, weed management, education, and work on the property.
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
- Nov 10, 2021
- 3 min
Cameras for Conservation
How motion-activated cameras are moving our conservation efforts forward.
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Team Backcountry
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Your Guide to Fall in the Backcountry
The colors are about to turn and the elk will start to bugle. Here's your guide to this cooler season in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
- Jul 1, 2021
- 6 min
Plan and Prepare for Wildfires
The Backcountry Wilderness Area team is in a constant state of preparing for a wildfire and improving wildlife habitat with key partners.
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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 17, 2021
- 3 min
Signs for Life: Wildlife Depend On Us to Read & Follow Trail Rules
Major steps were taken this year to protect wildlife in the Backcountry Wilderness Area. But, not everyone thinks the rules apply to them.
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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 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 9, 2021
- 2 min
New Brew: Backcountry Wilderness Wheat
Living The Dream Brewing Co. Brews Backcountry Wilderness Wheat for Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund.
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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 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 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
- Apr 23, 2020
- 4 min
Love Your Mother Earth: Swaps
If you are looking for easy ways to reduce your impact on the Earth, here are six easy swaps to make a big difference!
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Team Backcountry
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Trail Traffic: A Report & A Request
We checked the trail counters during the first part of the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order, and they've been working overtime.
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Team Backcountry
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
What's that Gobble?
The wild turkeys are back in the Backcountry Wilderness Area and they're looking for love.
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Team Backcountry
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Outside Scoop
The HRCA Backcountry Wilderness Area can be a refuge as our community deals with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Team Backcountry
- Mar 3, 2020
- 2 min
Why Does the Backcountry Wilderness Area Matter?
Why does the Backcountry Wilderness Area matter? Our team believes wild places embody the goodness of the world.
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Team Backcountry
- Feb 15, 2020
- 2 min
Nature Knowledge: Antler vs. Horn
Here's the difference between an antler and a horn.
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Team Backcountry
- Jan 22, 2020
- 5 min
Why Wildcat Mountain Closes
A quick explanation as to why we close some of our most beautiful trails for the first three months of each year.
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Team Backcountry
- Dec 27, 2019
- 3 min
Recreation vs. Conservation ... It's much more than that.
The Backcountry Wilderness Area is becoming an example of a place where healthy boundaries create a healthy home for wildlife and positive o
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