KLICKITAT CO. — The Cascade Volcanoes Chapter of the Great Old Broads for Wilderness has completed the monitoring season by partnering with the U.S. Forest Service to monitor trails in Indian Heaven Wilderness for solitude.
Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a women-led, national grassroots organization that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands, with the vision to ensure wild public lands are treasured for their intrinsic values and protected for current and future generations.
Solitude is one of the characteristics of wilderness which Broads’ volunteers measured during the June–October 2023 season in the Indian Heaven Wilderness located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Sixteen volunteers completed 25 four-hour shifts measuring solitude during the 2023 season. More than 500 hours of volunteer time were logged, and 20 trips were fulfilled for the project.
The trails ranged in length from 6 miles to more than 10 miles per zone. The data collected included the number of visitors noted in the wilderness during daylight hours. This data was submitted to the U.S. Forest Service and will assist the Mt. Adams Ranger District in increasing scores for solitude quality of wilderness character.
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