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The Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV) is a wilderness trail stewardship organization, who “Hike and Ride with Purpose”. Their members serve as volunteer wilderness rangers and host hiking and horseback riding trails in support of the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the US Forest Service. They patrol the trails through hiking, riding, and backpacking. They assist the Forest Service in maintaining the trails, removing fallen trees, educating forest visitors and providing support to these public lands. The group patrols over 280 miles, along 69 system trails, covering 650,00 acres of Wilderness, general National Forest, and National Grassland lands.
PWV has been a valuable contributor to the Forest Service since 1996, due to the ongoing commitment and passion of the members to supporting the public trails. “Our members gain a good deal of satisfaction in being able to hike and horseback ride the trails, while interacting and assisting the public.” said Jim Zakely, Recruiting committee co-chair. “Supporting the health of the trail now helps ensure they are available for future generations, and that appeals to our members,” added Celia Walker, Recruiting committee co-chair.
PWV is currently recruiting new members and applications will be accepted through Monday, March 6, 2023. Learn More
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August 2022's Wilderness First Aid Training Class was a huge success thanks to Joe Cox, the leader of the event. Take a look and consider taking the class next time it is offered!
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CBS KCNC-TV Denver reporter Dillon Thomas produced and hosted a documentary entitled Scarred: Lessons Learned from The Cameron Peak Fire, which included a PWV story, and was nominated for two Regional 2022 Emmy® Awards. 
The documentary and the PWV story were each awarded an Emmy! While Dillon and the rest of us are humbled by this recognition, he mentioned that the independent judges were impacted by the meaningful content and range of stories presented in the documentary. 
At the PWV Mid-Summer Event on July 27, 2022, we had the privilege of Dillon attending the event, sharing stories about the Emmy awards, joining us for group photos while holding the actual trophies and sharing comments around the valuable contributions made by our group of volunteers. He was also able to discuss with Matt Cowan, Wilderness and Trails Program Manager, Canyon Lakes Ranger District, the current progress of trail repair and erosion protection and what to expect the next several years. Dillon summarized it well at the end of the evening, “people need to understand that this is not a quick fix. We have years of effort ahead of us and the work that PWV is doing is essential to helping repair the trails, as well as assisting folks out in the wilderness.”
To view the 3-minute PWV video click HERE. To view the entire 30-minute documentary click HERE.
