About

The Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation is a community of wilderness minded and hardworking individuals dedicated to bringing citizens and youth to wilderness to work, live, and play. Since 2006, SBFC has helped steward the 4-million-acre Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, across Idaho and Montana.

"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."

John Muir

Mission

The Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation opens pathways for all to discover and steward the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas and surrounding wildlands.

What we do

We provide stewardship for the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas and surrounding wildlands. We ensure recreational use by opening trails and maintaining trail connectivity. We accomplish this through professional trail crews, interns, and adult & youth volunteers.

Who we are

SBFC opens pathways for all to discover and steward the Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Areas.

SBFC is committed to a welcoming and equitable environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, youth, and community partners feel valued, respected, and fully engaged. 

SBFC’s community of staff, volunteers, youth, and partners are the core of who we are and how we accomplish our mission. We value and work to build lasting connections with our community and to increase exposure to wilderness, land management experiences, and career opportunities. SBFC seeks to remove barriers to participation by providing wilderness stewardship experiences, including access to internship and job opportunities, as well as career-building education.