Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance
Committed to the health and preservation of Eagles Nest, Holy Cross, and Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Areas
ESWA’s mission is to support the Forest Service to preserve the integrity of the Summit and Eagle county wilderness resource for its own sake and to sustain the character of the wilderness experience for its visitors. We achieve our mission by deploying volunteer resources to implement boots-on-the-ground field programs focused on stewardship and education.
Some focus areas are:
- Education: Our Volunteer Wilderness Rangers engage the public, teaching Wilderness ethics and Leave No Trace principles. Our Trailhead Hosts staff tables at popular trailheads to provide information and educational materials to hikers and backcountry campers before they hit the trail. Trail user contacts numbered over 1,600 during summer 2021.
- Advocacy: ESWA supports several campaigns that aim to protect and support the environmental in general and Wilderness in particular.
- Stewardship: ESWA sponsors trail and campsite maintenance projects each year, providing the muscle to help the U.S. Forest Service. These projects include both day trips and overnight pack trips to deep backcountry lakes. Our sawyers cleared over 700 deadfall trees from trails in 2021. Extensive tool caches are shared with other trail groups.
Category: Environment
Cause: Environmental Protection and Conservation
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