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, United States Forest Service, and the Ninemile Wildlands Training Center. The Institute currently features one week of wilderness and trails training hosted each year. This training is open to all Forest Service employees, volunteers, and partners.
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. If you register for the week and then learn that you are unable to attend, please let Elena Thomas (elena.thomas@usda.gov) know as soon as possible.
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.
2025 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
**Registration is Closed for 2025**.
Please contact Carol Hennessey (carol.hennessey@usda.gov) or Elena Thomas (elena.thomas@usda.gov) for more information or if you have any questions.