Jeanne O'Brien

LANDER, WY— The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) presented James Mills with the Paul K. Petzoldt Leadership Award, at the 2016 International Conference on Outdoor Leadership this past weekend. The WEA was founded in 1977 to train leaders with decision-making skills to ...read more

Atlanta, Ga.— Ross Cloutier received the Charles (Reb) Gregg award October 1 at the 21st Wilderness Risk Management Conference (WRMC). The Charles (Reb) Gregg Award for exceptional leadership, service, and innovation in wilderness risk management recognizes extraordinary ...read more

NOLS’ Hamlin named ACA Wyoming State Director LANDER—The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) is pleased to announce that Philanthropy Stewardship Coordinator Mark Hamlin has been selected by the American Canoe Association (ACA) to represent Wyoming in the newly established ...read more

SALT LAKE CITY—Expedition Denali: Inspiring Diversity in the Outdoors earned the Outdoor Inspiration Award for its work to inspire youth, particularly youth of color, to get outside, get active and become stewards of our wild places. The Outdoor Inspiration Awards recognize ...read more

High Plains Architects of Billings, Mont. announced today that the Wyss Wilderness Medicine Campus has achieved LEED® Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation v2009 rating system. The building, owned by the ...read more

Nine mountaineers currently moving up the Kahiltna Glacier on Denali are preparing not only to make history by summitting the tallest peak in North America—Denali, but also to create a legacy. In hopes of becoming the first African American team to summit the peak, the ...read more