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2025-2026 Wilderness Giving Campaign
Scroll down for an overview of how your donation will be used. We are an all-volunteer organization so donations go directly to support our work. Every contribution makes a difference.
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so your gift may be tax-deductible.
Please also consider supporting through a Donor Advised Fund, planned gifts, stock donations, or including ESWA in your estate planning.
Have questions? Want to discuss planned giving, stock donations, estate planning or Donor Advised Fund contributions? Reach out to us at howdy@wild4eswa.org – we’d love to hear from you!
501(c)(3) Tax ID: 84-1305851
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Our recognized donation levels are:
$25+ Member
$100+ Fancy Pass
$500+ Ute Pass
$1,000+ Ptarmigan Peak
$2,500+ Flat Tops
$5,000+ Eagles Nest
$10,000+ Holy Cross
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Your Donations Fund These Programs and More!
 Crosscut SawsWe can only use handheld saws in the Wilderness. Your donations help us purchase and maintain two-person crosscut saws that cost around $1,000 each as well as smaller saws. |  First Aid TrainingWe train our Sawyers and Wilderness Rangers on basic first-aid in the Wilderness each year. Your donation helps us pay for that training! |  Educational MaterialOur Trailhead Hosts and Volunteer Wilderness Rangers use our educational materials on Wilderness, Leave-No-Trace, regulations, and other critical information to educate hikers that use our trails! |
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 Sawyer ProgramESWA Sawyers are USFS certified, and annually clear over 1,000 trees blocking the 18 Wilderness trails assigned to us. Program costs include training, personal protective equipment, and equipment maintenance. |  Volunteer Wilderness RangersWe train ESWA members to patrol Wilderness trails and host at trailheads. As official representatives of the USFS, we spend over 2,000 hours annually, educating the public to protect Wilderness, and gathering essential USFS data. Program costs include training, uniforms, and supplies. |  Llama TripsESWA and the USFS conduct 4 multi-day llama-supported backcountry trips each summer. These allow teams of USFS Rangers and ESWA volunteers to travel deep into the Wilderness to maintain trails, re-naturalize campsites, remediate illegal fire rings, gather data, and educate the public. ESWA leases the llamas, which carry tools and supplies. |
 USFS Wilderness RangerIn 2025, ESWA funded a seasonal Wilderness Ranger position in the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District, for patrolling the Wilderness, educating the public, maintaining trails, etc. With the latest staffing cuts, USFS has asked ESWA to sponsor 3 additional seasonal Wilderness Rangers in 2026. |  Trail ProjectsESWA supports trail projects, ranging from 1-day projects (sign installation, basic trail maintenance) to major multi-week projects (trail rebuilding and relocations and bridge installations). We seek grants, but many require ESWA to match funds. With recent federal funding cuts, funding needs have increased. |