Edie Leghorn, Wilderness Intern, is a native of Massachusetts, is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where she minored in Spanish and majored in History, concentrating in American history with particular focus on environmental history. A trip leader for Bowdoin’s Outing Club since her freshman year, Edie spent a good part of her four years of college exploring the woods and waters of Maine. In addition, she has spent extended periods of time in both the Absaroka Wilderness of Wyoming and areas of Chilean Patagonia on courses with the National Outdoor Leadership School. Edie has worked for the past six summers life guarding, teaching swimming lessons, and supervising other youth programs for the Town of Eastham on Cape Cod, and enjoyed getting to be so involved in the community and recreation programs of the town. She very much looks forward to becoming similarly acquainted with the town of Sitka, and is eagerly anticipating getting to explore yet another beautiful and wild place!
Recent posts by Edie:
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Kayaking Kootznoowoo: Report on SCS’s Final Wilderness Trip
If wilderness, as its definition attests, is supposed to stand “in contrast with those areas where man and his works dominate the landscape,” then the Kootznoowoo Wilderness of Admiralty Island is serving its purpose well. To camp on the island with the highest density of brown bears on the continent and kayak through waters in [...]
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Speaking for the Trees of the Tongass
If you’ve picked up a book on the Tongass or timber or even just Southeast Alaska, the story of the trees of Prince of Wales Island is probably one with which you’re familiar. But even for an outsider, the story would be hard to miss, as the history of this island has been carved into [...]
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Working the Trail: Report on the Forest Service/SCS Stewardship Trip to White Sulphur
The next time I go for a walk in the woods, I’ll be sure to pay attention to the ground beneath my feet. Along with the trees lining it, and the birds flitting above it, and all the animals that may amble across it, a trail itself deserves attention. As easy as it is for [...]
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Painting the Wilderness: Report on the Forest Service’s Annual Artist Trip
This past week, I, along with SCS co-workers Paul Killian and Tracy Gagnon, had the privilege of introducing Ray Geier, a talented artist from Boulder, Colorado, and a recipient of one of the Forest Service’s annual artist residencies, to Southeast Alaska. Our destination was South Baranof, designated wilderness in 1980 under ANILCA, where we spent [...]
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First Wilderness Stewardship Trip of the Season a Success
Ten years ago, in anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act occurring this year, in 2014, the United States Forest Service launched what it termed the Ten Year Wilderness Challenge – an endeavor aimed at bringing to the over 400 wilderness areas under the Forest Service’s management a level of care needed to protect [...]
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SCS Summer Cruises Take Off With a Look at Wilderness
On Tuesday night, June 10, just over 40 people gathered at Crescent Harbor to embark on a three hour boat cruise that travelled out of Sitka Sound, all the way to West Crawfish Inlet and back. Fresh off the plane from Boston, MA, I was lucky enough to be one of those participants, and had [...]
