Our first annual Women in Wilderness session took place in June 2025 along the beautiful Stillwater River in south central Montana. This empowering weekend was designed to build confidence, self-reliance, and community for women and girls (ages 16 and over) interested in adventuring and working in a wilderness setting. Our all-female instructor team included experts in fields of outdoor leadership, natural resources, wilderness stewardship, and search and rescue. Over the course of three days, participants gained practical skills in backcountry trip planning, navigation, bear safety, campsite setup, Leave No Trace principles, and wilderness stewardship. Participants received additional instruction in trail maintenance skills, such as using a crosscut saw and digging drainage ditches, which culminated in a half-day stewardship trip where the group tackled a handful of vital projects at and around the Woodbine Falls Trailhead.