PILLIGA ULTRA 2022 Whoa! The Pilliga Ultra weekend was nothing short of amazing!!! From the whole FWP team, we would love to thank the wonderful people at Pilliga Pottery and all of the amazing partners, sponsors, runners and volunteers who not only made this event possible, but contributed to such an incredible, warm and…
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 2022 This year, some of the For Wild Places crew are excited to be hosting a couple of events for Clean Up Australia Day, on Sunday 6th March. If you’re in the area, we’d love for you to come along and join us on the trails as we pick up…
WHAT IF YOU COULD RUN TO SAVE A VITAL WILD PLACE? Meet The Pilliga Ultra. A biodiversity hotspot, a forest crucial for water balance, the sacred land of the Gamilaray peoples, a home to threatened species, a beautiful hub for ecotourism – meet The Pilliga Forest. The Pilliga Forest is the single largest remaining…
FWP IS RECRUITING Would you believe For Wild Places has been operating for 18 months?! Since first coming together as a group of passionate and wayward trail runners in March 2020, we have grown a committed community, delayed our inaugural event three times (thanks COVID!), grown to a team of 16 dedicated volunteers and…
SPRING SUMMIT 2021: Rest & Resest The team at For Wild Places are stoked to announce an upcoming virtual event… For a little while now, we have been brainstorming ideas for a virtual event that would bring together the FWP community amidst restrictions, and provide some distraction and motivation during these unusual (and really rough)…
JOIN THE FOR WILD PLACES BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Wild Places is currently taking applications for people to join our Board of Directors. As a fast growing organisation, we are looking to strengthen our Board and we are seeking up to two candidates withgovernance/board experience to join our board of directors. The board works…
CHAMONIX Chamonix is a place that holds my heart. In 2015 I paused my job moved to Chamonix and lived in a one bedroom apartment with 3 other people and a dog, Rosa. We lived simply and worked towards a goal, UTMB. It went a little like this. Living in Chamonix provided an opportunity…
OH, CANADA 🍁 High on my list of places to explore post-pandemic is North America – I’m already mentally mapping out my van set up and compiling list of ‘must do’ trails across the expansive continent. But nowhere in my idyllic dreams of van life do record breaking heatwaves, dangerous air quality or devastating wildfires get…
As Sydney enters its 10th consecutive week of lockdown, Melbourne exceeds the 200-something day mark (I’ve actually lost count) and speculation continues to swirl as to when the country will open up again, wild places seem so far away. So… We’ve decided to bring wild places to you. Over the next few weeks, we’re going…
Wear it Purple Day is about showing LGBTQ+ young people that they have the right to be proud of who they are. It is about creating safe spaces in schools, universities, workplaces and public spaces (such as those we love to protect and keep wild) to show LGBTQ+ young people that they are seen…