About Us » Our Philosophy : Staff : Trip Leaders

We partner with others to create enduring conservation solutions for the Colorado Plateau.

Our volunteer program is made possible with the support of the Grand Canyon Trust, a regional, nonprofit conservation organization that advocates collaborative, commonsense solutions to the problems affecting the region’s natural resources. We believe that long-term conservation efforts should balance a region’s ecological, economic, and community interests. That’s why we partner with others to maintain and restore public lands administered by the National Park Service, Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. We also contribute to the programs of the Arizona Game and Fish Department and restore sites that are administered by the Grand Canyon Trust.

Our philosophy in a nutshell: Volunteers ROCK!

We also believe that the world can be changed with a few thoughtful people, giving their time to a larger effort. We only believe this because we see it again and again in the field with amazing, generous people.

“We are enriched by the companionship, a larger purpose speckled with joy and gratitude. To be in the company of people, a once-disparate group now joined together by common purpose, yields great satisfaction. I think we are all just failed Broadway singers, and we come together in these beautiful places to pull weeds because we have no where else to turn. Plus, it just feels good.”—Kate Watters

“Volunteering is a crossroads, a gathering place, and a focal point. The landscapes, ecosystems, issues, hard work, community, partnering organizations, the government, they all come together here. And at this junction, thoughts, ideas, and energy are exchanged and all involved get something positive from the interaction.” —Travis Wiggins