Your report, photos and inspiring words will become part of the Great Wilderness Book. This growing book contains all of the work that volunteers have done in proposed Wilderness areas. It will be used to promote the Citizens' Wilderness Proposal proving the areas qualify for Wilderness. It will also be entered as congressional testimony when the time is right. Boundary surveys provide the detailed information needed to prove that the lines drawn on the map reflect the intent of the Wilderness Act.
Boundary surveys are a bit more complicated and require more time and can be more rewarding.
These surveys involve traveling around the area and documenting the man-made features that define it. It takes about four days to survey one area. Attention to detail is a must. After the field work you will write a description of the boundary and the impacts that you encountered. All photographs must be labeled and clearly marked on your field maps.