WHALES of Teton Valley • Entered by Liz McCane on June 17, 2024
Solitude Monitoring Training Hike
June 15, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 5 |
| Participants | 7 |
| Total Hours | 35 |
Key Issue: Wilderness & Monument Designation/Protection
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Key Partners: Wyoming Wilderness Assn.; Caribou-Targhee NF
Landscape/area: Jedediah Smith Wilderness (123896 acres)
Short Description of Activity
The purpose of the hike was to train new volunteers and to practice filling out the form for recording encounters on the trail. Three new volunteer monitors were trained and 4 got a refresher course.
Reflection/Evaluation
Solitude Monitoring has been our most important stewardship project for the last 4 years. We’ve earned the respect of our Forest Service staff and developed an excellent relationship with our partners at WY Wilderness Assn. It’s rewarding to see new WHALES members join the ranks of those already trained.