Epilogue shout-out to my dad: he co-founded the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance (https://www.wildernessalliance.org), who support wilderness groups like the PWV.
If there’s a wilderness area near you and you’d like to form a stewardship group like PWV — or if you already have such a group, and would like resources and support, NWSA is there for you. Get in touch with them!
And if you see my dad on the trail, say hi. He’s great.
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