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The Trump Administration is trying to repeal vital protection for America’s roadless areas.

Each year ESWA’s trained sawyers clear over 1,000 trees that fall across trails in the Eagles Nest, Holy Cross, and Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Areas using only hand saws. We have proven that motorized chain saws are NOT required to maintain Wilderness Trails.

The Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance (ESWA) supports Alternative 3 of the U.S. Forest Service's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Sweetwater Lake Recreation Management and Development Project.

As sports climbing has moved from inside climbing gyms to the Great Outdoors – including virgin rock faces in congressionally designated Wilderness Areas -- the affected federal land management agencies have struggled to respond.

Oppose Berlaimont Project!

Tomorrow , Tuesday, December 2 , the proposed Roadless Area Conservation Act ( S. 2042 ) will receive a hearing before the Senate Energy Natural Resources Subcommittee. US Agriculture Secretary Rollins is working to repeal the Roadless Rule that protects almost 60 million acres of our National Forest System, much of which could be eligible for future Wilderness designation. S. 2042 would essentially enact the Roadless Rule into legislation, effectively defeating efforts to re

The "Big Beautiful Bill" would put on the auction block federal lands that provide buffer for our Wilderness Areas and provide important wildlife habitat and recreational access.