Background:
In 2018 Forest Service staff and partners developed a weeklong training program with the vision of “providing the highest quality Wilderness training program in the Northern Rockies that will educate, support, and cultivate a community of present and future wilderness and wildland stewards through the cooperation of the Forest Service, partners, and volunteers.”
The Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute (NRWSI) is a training partnership between multiple partners that include the Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation, Society for Wilderness Stewardship, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation, United States Forest Service, and the Ninemile Wildlands Training Center. The Institute currently features one week of training hosted each year. This training is open to all Forest Service employees, volunteers, and partners, and it is an approved FS Northern Region training.
The 2025 Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute will be held from May 19 – 23, 2025 at the Powell Ranger Station on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. All participants are expected to sign up for the entire week. Please stay tuned for more details.
Read the press release from last year’s event: “These are the Skills that Built America” Taught at Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
COST: There is no cost to attend.
FOOD: On your own – no food provided. Participants will handle their own meals. Cooking facilities may be provided – more information will be provided ahead of the event.
2024’s SESSION DESCRIPTIONS- *Coming soon for 2025*
Please contact Jimmy Gaudry (christopher.gaudry@usda.gov) or Carol Hennessey (carol.hennessey@usda.gov) for more information.