At WisCorps, our programs are built around hands-on service opportunities but there’s no denying that our participants also enjoy some seriously cool  adventures while they’re in the field.

Each year, we’re excited to welcome new faces into the outdoors. Some have grown up camping and pitching tents since they could walk, while others are still figuring out what the heck a zip fly is. Needless to day, there’s an energy in the air like none other during the first week of training. 

Questions fly — Where will we shower? What will we eat? What if we don’t get along?

As much as we’re focus on building the technical skills they’ll need for future careers, our team is highly dedicated and keyed into equipping them with the necessary people skills they’ll need for life — how to work as a team, how to communicate effectively, and how to build companionship with one another and with the world around us.

One of the first ways we teach land ethics is through Leave No Trace. As a proud community partner of the organization, we’re committed to instilling the seven guiding principles as a universal code of outdoor ethics. We believe that learning how to recreate responsibly not only protects the spaces we love but also deepens our appreciation for them. Every small action taken with care strengthens our communities’ respect and relationship with nature.