Wilderness Organizations
- Wilderness Watch
- Craighead Environmental Research Institute
- Great Bear Foundation
- ConserveAmerica.Org
- Friends of the Clearwater
- Montanans for Gallatin Wilderness
- Friends of the Bitterroot
- Western Watershed Project
- Wyoming Wilderness Association
- New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
- Great Old Broads for Wilderness
Equipment Options
- Flying Pig Adventure Company, Gardiner, MT
- Patagonia, Inc., Ventura, California
- Boulder Creek Packs, Hamilton, Montana
- Mystery Ranch Packs, Bozeman, MT
- The Trailhead, Missoula, Montana
- Timber Trails Outdoor Shop, Livingston, MT (no website)
Educational Resources
- University of Montana, Environmental Studies Program
- Montana State University Billings, Environmental Studies Program
- Back of Beyond Books
- Aerie School of Backcountry Medicine
- Yellowstone Wilderness Magazine
- OutDoorAfro.com
More Adventure
Yellowstone Hiking Guides: a great guided day-hiking option for before or after your backpack trip! Operated by Howie and Marilyn’s son, Josh Mahan and his wife Emily Jo.- Yellowstone National Park
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Big Wild Advocates:
This is Howie and Marilyn’s non-profit wildland conservation education/activist support organization.
