‘What are you going to do to make things better?’ – a tribute to Stewart “Brandy” Brandborg
Stewart “Brandy” Brandborg passed away last Saturday, surrounded by his family in his home in the Bitterroot valley. Brandy was
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Wilderness
Complexity of strict protection in National Park Sumava
Recently, European Wilderness Society visited National Park Sumava in the Czech Republic. One specific point of interest was a strictly
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Why Leave No Trace is necessary in Wilderness
European Nature was and is significantly shaped by humans. Our actions alter our natural surroundings and traces of human influences
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From the desert to snowy mountains in one day
From Boulder City at Lake Mead, Nevada, to Death Valley in Southern California on to Mammoth Lakes furhter North in
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Help saving the Blue Heart of Europe
The Balkans between Slovenia and Albania host some of the last wild rivers in Europe. About 80% of this region’s
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Decrease of dead wood threatens wood-dependent beetles
A recently published IUCN report states that about 18% of the assessed European saproxylic beetles are at risk of extinction.
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A Tribute to Wilderness with Stewart Brandy Brandborg
The aim of this event was to get locals back on track to fight for their Wilderness and to stand
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European Wilderness Society in one of the largest Wilderness Areas in the lower 48
My time in the Bitterroot Valley not only exposed me to incredible, untouched nature but moreover got me in touch
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Wilderness Watch – making sure that Americas Wilderness stays wild
Wilderness Watch was established in 1989 to make sure that designated Wilderness Areas and Wild Rivers are protected and managed
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Is there Wilderness left in Europe? – University of Montana
My talk at the University of Montana about Wilderness in Europe took a closer look onto the European definitions of
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Wilderness Institute and Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
The Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana is led by Natalie Dawson, who I met on my first day on
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Meeting with Roderick Frazier Nash – author of the Wilderness Continuum
Tyler Lee, student of the master program in Environmental Management and Wilderness ranger in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho,
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Hands-on Wilderness stewardship in the US
My time in Gunnison started with a series of wildlife talks at the ICElab of the Western State Colorado University
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Regulating access to Wilderness: Differences between Europe and the US
My trip to Vail with Terry Minger and Meredith Miller did not only show me Colorado’s beautiful, stunning landscape and
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Researchers criticise the liaison between Politics and Science
A recently published study by Dr. Chris Darimont from the Geography department of the University of Victoria, Canada, and his
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European Wilderness Society meets International League of Conservation Writers
Golden, Colorado, is home to Fulcrum Publishing, the leading publishing company on conservation topics, and the International League of Conservation Writers.
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European Wilderness Society meets the WILD Foundation
We just had a great and very productive meeting with the WILD Foundation in Boulder, Co. Vance Martin, President, and
Read MoreAnother golden jackal in south-eastern Austria?
A hunter in the southeastern region of Austria might have recorded the presence of another Golden jackal. However, experts from the
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European Wilderness Society meets the US National Park Service and US Forest Service
US National Park Service My meeting with Erin Drake, Communications and Outreach Specialist of the National Park Service Stewardship Division,
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Scientific ecological assessment of the Svydovets Massif, Ukrainian Carpathians
We are sure that you are already aware of the plans to build a huge ski resort ecological in an
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