This week we talk with SAWS Interim Director Meryl Harrell and Mason Boring a Wilderness and Outreach Specialist. Recently SAWS has expanded their operation into Arkansas's Ozark Mountains, which is the 8th state they are now working in. We talk tools, work, favorite areas and what the future holds for this rapidly growing Organization.

For more information go to https://wildernessstewards.org Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) is a conservation non-profit dedicated to providing stewardship to protected public lands in the Southern Appalachian region, which includes areas in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. Founded in 2010, SAWS serves as a resource for the federal agencies, supplementing existing stewardship efforts and providing support where there are none. In 2018, SAWS generated over 35,000 hours stewarding public lands, 39 seasonal jobs, and engaged over 100 unique volunteers. 2019 numbers are still coming in but estimated to be considerably higher.

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