Volunteering is a great opportunity to learn more about the areas we recreate in, about the work that goes into maintaining trail systems we use, and to not only give back to the community but to become a part of the community.
Unruly Women is partnering with the Superior Hiking Trail Association (SHTA) again in 2024 for our 3rd Annual Women’s Trail Work Weekend!
These events are open to all women, femme, and non-binary folks. Please keep checking back for updates for specific dates!
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Unruly Women has adopted two campsites along the Superior Hiking Trail (SHT) on Sonju Lake! Please reach out via the basecamp page if you’re interested in volunteering your time with me.
Superior Hiking Trail Women’s Volunteer Weekend: Mission Creek Part 1 (ASL Interpreter Available for July 26th)
Mission Creek Part 1
Join the SHTA and Unruly Women for a 3 day event July 26th, 27th and 28th as we reroute a section of trail near Mission Creek (not far from Duluth).
The SHTA is the nonprofit that manages, maintains, and promotes the Superior Hiking Trail.
For the past two years, Unruly Women has had the opportunity to partner with the Superior Hiking Trail Association to bring together incredible groups of women to help reroute and rebuild sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. Long lasting friendships have been made through these incredible experiences and of course, amazing trail work has been accomplished too!
This will be the 3rd Annual SHTA + Unruly Women Trail Maintenance Weekend. It is now considered an established program with the SHTA!! Thank you so much for your interest and participation so that we can continue this awesome trail work experience.
Activities will include digging with shovels and hand tools to create the new tread. We will also build structures (either stairs or boardwalk). All tools and training will be provided by SHTA. You do not need any prior experience in trail work, you will be taught on site and are encouraged to work within your comfort level - you will never have to do anything you’re not comfortable doing.
Campsites and dinners are provided
Expect a 0.5 mile hike from the trailhead to get to the project, which means roughly 1 mile roundtrip.
ABOUT VOLUNTEERING and THIS EVENT:
Volunteering is a great opportunity to learn more about the areas we recreate in, about the work that goes into maintaining trail systems we use, and to not only give back to the community but to become a part of the community.
This volunteer event is free, the campsites and dinners are provided by the SHTA, and all you need is transportation to the campground, your own camping gear, food and water, and whatever else you normally bring camping.
You have the option to camp in our group sites Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, but ultimately it's up to you what works with your schedule, as long as you can make it for the 8:30am start time Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday until 4:30pm each or either day!
Although this will be hard work, we want you to work at your own pace and take any breaks you need.
This is a beginner-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Come learn about trail maintenance in a welcoming and safe environment.
This is an event for women, which means all folks who are female identifying and/or femme leaning non-binary individuals.
Please click the button below to head over to the SHTA’s sign up page for more details.
In order to attend, you must click the button below to sign up for each day that you’re able to volunteer.
Sign up for all 3 dates, or just the dates that work with your schedule - - it’s not an all or nothing, we appreciate any and all help we can get!
You must sign up for each day that you intend to volunteer / participate (by following the link below)
Please read through all information and watch the necessary videos (by following the link below)
There are 3 more spots available reserved for the deaf community for the June 26th sign up date.
Be sure to follow the link above and scroll down to the ‘Mission Creek (All Women, Deaf Community) - July 26’ to sign up! The ASL interpreter will be on site all day at our event :)
Click the (+) below to expand the information for each topic.
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We will be camping at Jay Cooke State Park, this accommodation is kindly covered by the Superior Hiking Trail Association
You must bring your own camping gear, you are welcome to camp in your car if that’s your preference
The campsites will be available Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday night
An ASL interpreter is available for Friday June 26th
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Dinners will be provided by the Superior Hiking Trail Association
You are in charge of brining sufficient snacks, lunches, breakfasts, and water for yourself
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Shared Campsite Accommodations : Jay Cooke State Park
Trail Worksite: Mission Creek
Nearby : Duluth, MN
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This event is for all female identifying and femme leaning non-binary individuals
ages 12-17 are welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian
you must be able to hike 1 mile (roundtrip)
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your own transportation
camping gear for yourself (anything you would normally bring camping like tent, sleeping bay, sleeping pad, etc)
ability to hike 1 mile
your own food and water (breakfasts, lunches, and snacks)
I also recommend to bring a backpack to carry your snack/lunch/water/personal items to the worksite
Superior Hiking Trail Women’s Volunteer Weekend: Mission Creek Part 2
Mission Creek Part 2
Join the SHTA and Unruly Women for a 3 day event September 13th, 14th, and 15th as we reroute a section of trail near Mission Creek (not far from Duluth).
The SHTA is the nonprofit that manages, maintains, and promotes the Superior Hiking Trail.
For the past two years, Unruly Women has had the opportunity to partner with the Superior Hiking Trail Association to bring together incredible groups of women to help reroute and rebuild sections of the Superior Hiking Trail. Long lasting friendships have been made through these incredible experiences and of course, amazing trail work has been accomplished too!
This will be the 3rd Annual SHTA + Unruly Women Trail Maintenance Weekend. It is now considered an established program with the SHTA!! Thank you so much for your interest and participation so that we can continue this awesome trail work experience.
Activities will include digging with shovels and hand tools to create the new tread. We will also build structures (either stairs or boardwalk). All tools and training will be provided by SHTA. You do not need any prior experience in trail work, you will be taught on site and are encouraged to work within your comfort level - you will never have to do anything you’re not comfortable doing.
Campsites and dinners are provided
Expect a 0.5 mile hike from the trailhead to get to the project, which means roughly 1 mile roundtrip.
ABOUT VOLUNTEERING and THIS EVENT:
Volunteering is a great opportunity to learn more about the areas we recreate in, about the work that goes into maintaining trail systems we use, and to not only give back to the community but to become a part of the community.
This volunteer event is free, the campsites and dinners are provided by the SHTA, and all you need is transportation to the campground, your own camping gear, food and water, and whatever else you normally bring camping.
You have the option to camp in our group sites Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, but ultimately it's up to you what works with your schedule, as long as you can make it for the 8:30am start time Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday until 4:30pm each or either day!
Although this will be hard work, we want you to work at your own pace and take any breaks you need.
This is a beginner-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Come learn about trail maintenance in a welcoming and safe environment.
This is an event for women, which means all folks who are female identifying and/or femme leaning non-binary individuals.
Please click the button below to head over to the SHTA’s sign up page for more details.
In order to attend, you must click the button below to sign up for each day that you’re able to volunteer.
Sign up for all 3 dates, or just the dates that work with your schedule - - it’s not an all or nothing, we appreciate any and all help we can get!
You must sign up for each day that you intend to volunteer / participate (by following the link below)
Please read through all information and watch the necessary videos (by following the link below)
Click the (+) below to expand the information for each topic.
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We will be camping at Jay Cooke State Park, this accommodation is kindly covered by the Superior Hiking Trail Association
You must bring your own camping gear, you are welcome to camp in your car if that’s your preference
the group campsites with be available Thursday night, Friday night, Saturday nigh, and Sunday night
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Dinners will be provided by the Superior Hiking Trail Association
You are in charge of brining sufficient snacks, lunches, breakfasts, and water for yourself
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Shared Campsite Accommodations : Jay Cooke State Park
Trail Worksite: Mission Creek
Nearby : Duluth, MN
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This event is for all female identifying and femme leaning non-binary individuals
ages 12-17 are welcome if accompanied by a parent or guardian
you must be able to hike 1 mile (roundtrip)
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your own transportation
camping gear for yourself (anything you would normally bring camping like tent, sleeping bay, sleeping pad, etc)
ability to hike 1 mile
your own food and water (breakfasts, lunches, and snacks)
I also recommend to bring a backpack to carry your snack/lunch/water/personal items to the worksite
25th Stupor Bowl Alley Cat Race
Unruly Women will be volunteering at the the 25th Annual Stupor Bowl ‘69 Bike Messenger Race.
This is the longest running - and largest - bike messenger alleycat bike race in the US.
You can find Unruly Women volunteering at one of the checkpoints to mark the manifests - - which will be released May 10th and 12:15PM @ Venture Bikes :) and then after that - - I’ll share where you can find me!
Superior Hiking Trail Women’s Volunteer Weekend: Springdale Creek
THIS EVENT IS FULL
Last year, Unruly Women had the opportunity to partner with the Superior Hiking Trail Association in July 2022 to bring together an incredible group of women to help reroute a section of the SHT - so we’re doing it again!
Details:
This year, we will be working along the Springdale Creek section of the Superior Hiking Trail (near Tofte, MN) where we will help with bridge removal, stone-step replacement, and trail tread repair. The SHTA is the non-profit that helps maintain the Superior Hiking Trail. Activities may include, stone work/moving rock, clearing vegetation, digging with shovels and using hand tools to create the new tread. We will provide all necessary tools, you do not need to bring your own. We will not be using chainsaws or power tools and you do not need prior experience in trail maintainence in order to participate.
When + Where:
The work-days begin Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16, 2023 at 8:30 am and the work-day ends at 4:30 pm both days. This will be hard work, please consider this. The Superior Hiking Trail Association will be providing the campsites, the exact location is yet to be determined, but will be in the Tofte/Temperance State Park area. This will be a tent-camping and/or car-camping opportunity, not backpacking, and there will be pit/vault toilets and showers available.
You are welcome to arrive Friday afternoon/evening and camp Friday night. We do have the option to camp both Friday and Saturday nights, but ultimately it is up to you what works with your schedule, as long as you can make it for the 8:30am start time both Saturday and Sunday!
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This volunteer event is free and the campsites are provided by the SHTA
you need your own transportation to the campground/worksite trailhead
bring your own camping gear, food and water, and whatever else you normally bring camping.
bring work gloves if you have them, if not, they will be provided.
Sturdy close toed shoes are required to protect your feet and clothing that you do not mind getting dirty or torn would also be a great idea
Please sign up below to reserve your spot and then 6 weeks prior to the actual weekend you will receive an email from Unruly Women with the SHTA sign up link.
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This year, dinner will be provided by the SHTA both Friday and Saturday at 6pm, as a thank you for your volunteer work! You must be at camp by 6pm Friday if you intend to eat with the group.
You are in charge of providing your own breakfast, lunch, snacks and water.
If you prefer to eat dinner elsewhere, or arrive too late on Friday, there are restaurants, a general store, and a gas station nearby in Tofte, MN.
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If you sign up, I will be sure to send you more details.
Unruly Women LLC will not tolerate discriminatory language or behavior of any kind (e.g. unwanted contact, verbal or physical abuse, racism, homophobia, transphobia, body-shaming, etc.), and you may be required to leave if you cannot abide by this requirement.
The SHTA is the nonprofit that manages, maintains, and promotes the Superior Hiking Trail. If you’re interested in helping out the SHTA in general, and this volunteer event doesn’t work into your schedule or if you just want to know more about volunteering with the SHTA, please contact via email volunteer @superiorhiking.org or head to https://superiorhiking.org/volunteer to learn more.
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This is an event for women, which means all folks who are female identifying and/or femme leaning non-binary individuals. Ages 18+
Kekekabic Trail Maintenance Weekend
Unruly Women is partnering with the Kekakabic Chapter of the North Country Trail Association to host a two-day volunteer event to work on the Kekekabic Trail, you can read more about the trail section here. The Kekekabic Trail is a rugged, primitive and minimally maintained trail - which means this is going to be some hard work for us! But, it'll be fun too :)
This event will be led by Monica from Unruly Women and Nicole from the Kekekabic Trail Chapter. Activities will include hiking along this beatiful trail while clearing vegetation, digging, branch removal, squatting/lifting and moving debris to clear the trail. We will be using handtools such as: shovels, loppers, tampers, post hole diggers, rakes, hand saws. We will not be using chainsaws or any powertools. ***You must be able to hike up to 6 miles (total) in one day to participate in this event, and please anticipate heavy work each day. ***
The 41-mile Kekekabic Trail is located almost entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in the Superior National Forest. Its name is derived from Kekekabic Lake, located near the center of the trail. The Kek was originally built for fire tower access and firefighting. We will only be working on a portion of the trail for this two day work-weekend.
The North Country Trail Association (NCTA) who is the non-profit that develops, helps maintain, protect and promote the North Country National Scenic Trail, you can read more about their mission here.
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The volunteer work-days begin Saturday June 10 from 8am-4pm and Sunday June 11 from 8:00 am-2pm.
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We will be staying in the rustic minimalistic bunk house on the Gunflint Lodge property where we will have walking access to bathrooms with flushing toilets and running water and pit toilets.
We will also have access to drinking water.
You are required to bring your own bedding/sleeping bags.
There is no camping allowed, but you are welcome to sleep in your car if that's your preference.
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This is an event for women, which means all folks who are female identifying and/or femme leaning non-binary individuals. Ages 18+
Once you sign up, I will be sure to send you more details. :)
If you're interested in joining the waitlist after all 9 spots are filled, OR if you're not 100% sure you can attend but are interested... please contact Monica via email
**Unruly Women LLC will not tolerate discriminatory language or behavior of any kind (e.g. unwanted contact, verbal or physical abuse, racism, homophobia, transphobia, body-shaming, etc.), and you will be required to leave if you cannot abide by this requirement.**
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You must provide your own transportation.
Please arrive before 10 pm Friday June 9, 2023 at the Gunlfint Lodge bunkhouses if you plan on sleeping here Friday night, this would be great for a meet n'greet and settling for the following work day.
If you have other accomodations, please arrive at the Gunflint Lodge by Saturday morning 8am so that we can gather and get to work :)
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You must bring your own food and snacks for yourself for the weekend.
Monica and Nicole plan to provide one group meal as a thank you for all of your help (possibly dinner Saturday night or breakfast Sunday morning - but this has not been finalized yet and is still to be determined).
You are welcome to dine in the Gunflint Lodge, their dinner hours are 5-8pm, please click here for updates to their website regarding availability.
Please bring your own cooking tools (jet boil, etc) and whatever else you would normally bring for a weekend camping in the woods (cooler with ice for example).
Please wear sturdy and supportive hiking boots that go above your ankle, clothing that you don't mind getting dirty or torn, and bug netting would also be a great idea.
Don’t forget bedding / sleeping bag, pillow, blankets and whatever else you need for comfort.
Woods Creek Trail Reroute Along the Superior Hiking Trail
Unruly Women is partnering with the Superior Hiking Trail Association (SHTA) to host a two-day women’s volunteer event along the Woods Creek section of the Superior Hiking Trail (near Grand Marais, MN) where we will help move the Superior Hiking Trail away from an eroding bank. Activities will include clearing vegetation from the new trail site and digging with shovels and hand tools to create the new tread.
The SHTA is the nonprofit that manages, maintains, and promotes the Superior Hiking Trail. This event will be hard work, but getting a bunch of women together out in the wilderness to get it done sounds like fun too, doesn’t it?!
Although this will be hard work, we want you to work at your own pace and take any breaks you need. This is a beginner-friendly event. No experience is necessary. Come learn about trail maintenance in a welcoming and safe environment.
Volunteering is a great opportunity to learn more about the areas we recreate in, about the work that goes into maintaining trail systems we use, and to not only give back to the community but to become a part of the community.
This volunteer event is free, the campsites are provided by the SHTA, and all you need is transportation to the campground, your own camping gear, food and water, and whatever else you normally bring camping.
We do have the option to camp both Friday and Saturday nights, but ultimately it's up to you what works with your schedule, as long as you can make it for the 8:30am start time both Saturday and Sunday until 4:30pm each or either day!
This is an event for women, which means all folks who are female identifying and/or femme leaning non-binary individuals. Please click the Sign Me Up button to head over to the Eventbrite sign up page, for more details.
Bryant Lake Regional Park Clean-Up
Meet up with Monica from Unruly Women and Lori from the Three Rivers Parks for a trash clean-up. Open to all female identifying and non-binary femme leaning folks - you’re welcome to bring your kiddos along too!
Coffee and some snacks will be provided :) Click the Sign Me Up button for all of the details!
