5/23/17 – Are you interested in taking a trip to the BWCA and helping out the Forest Service at the same time? If so, Wilderness Visitor Monitoring is the volunteer gig for you!
The BWCA receives more than 150,000 visitors each year, so it is important to track that activity. Visitor Monitoring is an crucial component in determining opportunities for solitude while visiting the BWCA.
Visitor Monitoring must be done in groups of two and follow the schedule below:
– AM: Spend 2 hours in camp documenting any people you heard or see at campsites or on the water.
– Travel the designated route (either around the lake you are camped on or to one or more adjacent lakes) documenting any people you see or hear.
– PM: Spend 2 hours in camp documenting any people you heard or see at campsites or on the water.
Best of all, when you sign up to be a Visitor Monitoring Volunteer, you get a waived entry permit fee and food reimbursements for monitoring shifts of two days or more!
Opportunities for volunteering in the Sawbill area are listed below. Visit http://mnnvc.org/visitor-use-monitoring to sign up today! – Elena
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