Grassroots Alert: Comment to protect the Wenatchee backcountry!
WWA’s grassroots partner, El Sendero Ski and Snowshoe Club, is fighting a massive resort development at Mission Ridge in Wenatchee, WA. Read more to find out how to help!
Entries by Hilary Eisen
Upcoming Community Meetings Will Discuss Teton Bighorn Sheep and Winter Recreation
For a long time, we’ve understood that motorized recreation disturbs wintering wildlife, and land managers often close winter ranges to motor vehicles to protect vulnerable species. However, new research is showing that non-motorized recreation, like backcountry skiing, can disturb wintering wildlife, too.
New Backcountry Access for Montana’s Bridger Backcountry
A new access point and route will provide backcountry skiers a more direct way to access backcountry terrain in the Bridger Mountains, National Forest lands, and the terrain around Bradley’s Meadow and Wolverine Bowl in Montana.
Policy Update: Headway on Forest Planning in California and Alaska
A letter from Policy Director Hilary Eisen on the work we’ve been doing this month: forest planning in California and Alaska, Climb the Hill, winter travel planning in the Plumas National Forest, and more.
From Capitol Hill to the Wind River Range—A Letter From Our Policy Director
I climbed a number of hills this month: after Capitol Hill, I went to the Wind River range for some backcountry climbing. And throughout it all, we have been planning the 8th Biennial Grassroots Advocacy Conference.
