ESWA is deeply disappointed that the PARC Act was included in the EXPLORE Act and will be signed into law. PARC forces land managers to come up with a plan to allow drilling permanent protection for sports climbing in Wilderness Areas. Drilling metal protection into Wilderness rock faces constitutes a clear violation of the prohibition on permanent installations in the 1964 Wilderness Act. Please let your elected leaders know that you oppose any efforts to carve out exceptions to the Wilderness Act. More to come on what the PARC Act may mean for our precious Wilderness Areas.
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