Crew members will carpool to Lake Jeanette Campground on Wednesday afternoon where we will set up late and car camp for the night. Early the next morning we will depart the Sioux Hustler trailhead and backpack 12 miles along the western side of the loop to the Pageant Lake campsite where we will basecamp for three nights. We will clear the trail with saws, loppers, and root slayers near Pageant and Range Lake.

Crew members will depart from the Powwow Hiking Trailhead (EP #86), backpacking in either 1 (Isabella) or 6 (Pose Lake) miles. Exact location will be confirmed as trail conditions are assessed. The crew will base camp for 2 nights and clear trail near camp using a variety of tools (hand saws, loppers, root slayers).

Crew members will carpool to the Powwow Trailhead (BWCAW EP #86) on Thursday afternoon. We will disperse car camp near the trailhead. Friday morning, depart trailhead at 9 am and backpack 11.2 miles along the southern loop of the Powwow Trail to Superstition Lake, where we’ll make base camp for three nights. The goal is to clear trail with saws, loppers, and root slayers along the Superstition Lake shoreline.

Join Valentin and Chris on this backcountry trail clearing trip combining canoeing and backpacking. This crew will paddle and portage Lakes One, Two, and Three to access the beautifully rugged west side of the Powwow Trail. We will stash our canoes, and put on our packs for our hike to the final campsite at Path Lake.

Crew members will depart from the Sioux Hustler Trailhead (BWCAW EP #15) early Thursday morning and backpack 12.5 miles up the eastern side of the Sioux Hustler Trail to the Emerald Lake campsite, where we’ll basecamp for two nights. Friday and Saturday we will clear trail with saws and loppers east or west of our campsite, depending on the results of a survey trip the prior weekend.

Crew members will depart from the Sioux-Hustler Hiking Trailhead, backpacking the full 32-mile loop over three days. The crew will take survey notes on trail condition and each carry one tool to do some acute trail maintenance as required while hiking. The goal is to have a great time and come back with trail insights to help other crews plan their exact work areas.

Crew members will set up camp at a USFS campground near the Brule Lake Trailhead and caravan to and from the trailhead each morning to clear trail. The goal is to clear the trail east of the Brule Lake Trailhead (FR 326) with saws, loppers, and root slayers.

Join crew leaders Lucas Raudabaugh and Valentin Povarchuk on a backpacking trip to maintain the Brule Lake Trail. This is a beautiful trail through mature forests, leading to the tallest mountain in Minnesota - Eagle Mountain. With a relatively short hike in to the base campsite, this will be a great trip for new volunteers interested in helping to maintain access to beautiful wild lands of Superior National Forest.

Pack up your gear for a hike and camp with BWAC! We’ll hike, we'll camp, and we'll chat about BWAC, our mission, and all things Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, trips and gear.

BWAC will have an information table to recruit for BWCAW spring maintenance trips.

On this BWAC volunteering adventure, we will depart from the Powwow Trailhead (BWCAW EP #86) early Friday morning and backpack up the eastern side of the Powwow Trail to the Pose Lake campsite, where we’ll make base camp for two nights. The goal is to clear trail with saws, loppers, and root slayers south of the “culvert” landmark where the brush is thick has enjoyed a relatively rainy year.

This is a hike-in trip to clear the areas around Superstition Lake Campsite. This will be a 11.1-mile hike-in Friday morning and back out Monday morning. All tools, training and a gear list will be provided.

Join Caitlin and Zach on this backcountry trail clearing trip with a short pack in. This crew will hike in from the trailhead at entry point #86 one mile to the Isabella River, where we will make camp. We will hike with daypacks to our work area, just north of the wye.

Join Caitlin and Sara on this backcountry trail clearing trip combining canoeing and backpacking. This crew will paddle and portage Lakes One, Two, and Three to access the beautifully rugged west side of the Powwow Trail. We will stash our canoes, and put on our packs for our hike to the final campsite.

Join Caitlin and Sara on this backcountry trail clearing trip combining canoeing and backpacking. This crew will paddle and portage Lakes One, Two, and Three to access the beautifully rugged west side of the Powwow Trail. We will stash our canoes, and put on our packs for our hike to the final campsite.

Join Zach and Trina on this 4.25-day back-country trail clearing combining canoeing and backpacking. This crew will paddle and portage Lakes One, Two, and Three to access the beautifully rugged west side of the Powwow Trail. We will stash our canoes, and put on our packs for our hike to the final campsite.

Itching for a long walk in the woods before jumping into volunteer trail work? If so, join us for this hike-in trail clearing trip to Superstition Lake! We’re looking for self-motivated, nature-loving, goal-oriented team members willing to tackle unknown trail and weather conditions to help us take care of the Powwow Trail. Prior trail clearing experience not required, but since we have a whopping ~11 mile hike in, we will be carefully vetting volunteers for fitness and hiking experience!

Join Mel and Valentin on this 4- day backcountry trail clearing-adventure. We will be hiking 6 miles into the beautiful Pose Lake campsite, which will be our base camp. We will be working to clear brush and treefalls mostly east and south of Pose Lake. This is a remote trip on a wilderness route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Join Mark and Lucas on this 4-day, 31 mile Powwow Trail survey and clearing adventure. This is an advanced level backpacking trip on a remote wilderness route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

This is a Canoe and backpack work trip to the Sioux Hustler Trail in the BWCAW. Some backpacking and canoeing experience is required. Tools and training will be provided. Additionally, we will provide you with a gear list.

Join crew leaders Lucas Raudabaugh and Eric Rawls on our first clearing trip to the Brule Lake Trail. We will hike to Eagle Mountain (the highest point in MN!!!), assess conditions, and clear the Brule Lake Trail. Conditions are unknown since we've never cleared here before!