Volunteer Vacation - AdventurUs Women at San Juan Islands National Monument (All Women+ Crew) , WA

Join American Hiking Society for a week of building & maintaining trails in exciting locations across the country. Volunteer Vacations foster public land stewardship and provide volunteers the opportunity to give back to the trails they love, meet new people, and have a great time doing it! Crews consist of 6-15 volunteers accompanied by a crew leader. Volunteer Vacations involve backpacking or day hiking and accommodations vary from primitive campsites to bunkhouses or cabins. Tools and supervision are provided by the host agency or organization. Experience nature up close. Travel to new destinations. Meet other outdoor enthusiasts. Take a vacation that nourishes your body & your spirit. Get Out. Give Back.

Project Specifics:

Join one of the most popular Volunteer Vacations with an all women crew to help this friendly island community maintain local trails! This project is open to anyone who feels that an all- women’s trip is the right space for them.

Enjoy stunning ocean vistas, where there is a chance to see a pod of orca whales, humpbacks, or a plethora of other marine life and sea birds.. Situated in the northern reaches of Washington State’s Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands are a uniquely beautiful archipelago of over 450 islands, rocks, and pinnacles. The new San Juan Islands National Monument encompasses approximately 1,000 acres of land spread across many of these rocks and islands and managed by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management. Drawing visitors from around the world, this is a landscape of unmatched contrasts, where forests seem to spring from gray rock and distant, snow-capped peaks provide the backdrop for sandy beaches. The San Juan Islands National Monument is a trove of scientific and historic treasures, a refuge for an array of wildlife, and a classroom for generations of Americans.

Volunteers will join in on basic trail maintenance focused on social trail mitigation. This work will include trail brushing, cutting back overhanging or encroaching vegetation, leveling potholed sections, installing signs or barriers across social trails, and tool maintenance. Volunteers will need to drive or carpool to the project site. Volunteers will walk from the parking area to the trail(s) where work will be done. The hike will be under 2 miles on flat or mostly flat terrain.

During this trip, San Juan Islands National Monument’s average high temperature is 65°, and average low temperature is 49°.

Accommodations: Volunteers will stay at a 3 sided Adirondack shelter and two large camp sites at Spencer Spit State Park with drinking water, restrooms, grills, and picnic shelters. Coin-op showers are available in Lopez Village. Cell service is good for most carriers. Volunteers need to bring their own camping gear, sleeping bags or linens, towels, and personal toiletries.

Trip Cost: $425 per person

Volunteer Experience: While trips do not require prior trail maintenance experience, all of our projects require participants to be in good physical condition and will involve 30-40 hours of physical labor during the week.

Find More Information & Register Here: https://americanhiking.org/volunteer-vacation-trip/adventurus-women-at-san-juan-islands-national-monument-wa-volunteer-vacations-2024/