Weed Pulls a Success!
ESWA volunteers participated in two weed pulls on Hunters Knob – the Summit County Weed Pull, and a Twilight Weed Pull with FDRD. We’ve...
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Jul 26
Meadow Creek Bridge Completed!
Over the past month the USFS replaced a bridge to replace the collapsed bridge 1.5 miles up Meadow Creek. Work started with the USFS Pack...
Jul 26
Get Wild: Wildlife Encounters in the Backcountry
Raise the subject of dangerous wildlife encounters and many backcountry recreationists think first of bears and mountain lions, yet...
Jul 26
What can 5 Sawyers and 2 Llamas Accomplish in 3 Days?
Earlier this week, four ESWA Sawyers and one USFS Ranger cleared 218 trees from the East Lake Creek trail in Edwards!
Jul 18
Get Wild: Let’s go camping the Leave No Trace way
Nothing seems quite as “Colorado” as a backpack trip to a high-alpine lake in one of our congressionally-protected wilderness areas.
Jul 11
Get Wild: Everything in bloom
It often begins with the trees. Once temperatures linger above freezing for long enough, furry blooms called catkins begin to bloom on...
Jul 4
Get Wild: Join a community weed pull to help preserve natural plant species
This time of year, when all the pretty wildflowers pop up in Summit County, noxious and invasive weeds sprout too. Read this week's Get Wild
Jun 30
Get Wild: Building a bridge in the wilderness
The Willowbrook trailhead in Silverthorne offers thousands of people each year access to the Eagles Nest Wilderness.
Jun 23
Our Favorite Hikes: Willow Lakes
Nestled in a box canyon below Red Mountain and the Silver "Thornes" is a special spot that hides the Willow Lakes. These pristine alpine...
Jun 23
In their own words...
ESWA Volunteer Wilderness Ranger trainees describe why they are volunteering to help the U.S. Forest Service protect Wilderness.
Jun 21
South Willow Creek Bridge Completed!
If you hike from the Willowbrook trailhead to the Willow Falls this weekend, you'll see a brand new bridge to help you cross the Creek!
Jun 20
Get Wild: Wild Orchids are blooming in Summit County
We are fortunate in Summit County that, because of the huge range in elevation, we get to see an amazingly diverse collection of wildflowers
Jun 14
Mesa Cortina Trail Cleared!
Seven ESWA Volunteer Sawyers cleared the Mesa Cortina and a portion of the Gore Range Trail today.
Jun 14
Get Wild: This fire trapped backpackers and hikers
In October 2020, a wildfire trapped hikers on the popular Ice Lakes Trail in the San Juan Mountains.
Jun 12
Willow Creek Bridge - ESWA Work Day
Our first day of ESWA volunteer work on the new Willow Creek bridge went well. We have six tired volunteers who will sleep well tonight!