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Hilary Eisen2019-05-10 16:50:102019-05-14 12:26:53Speak up for quiet recreation and wild places on the Custer Gallatinprogram news • policy updates • events • action alerts • stories from the skintrack
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Todd Walton2019-04-22 11:56:142019-04-22 11:56:14From Winter Wildlands Alliance's new Executive Director
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Hilary Eisen2019-02-25 18:03:432019-03-07 17:43:29February Policy Update - Exciting Times for Public Lands
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Hilary Eisen2019-01-27 11:15:002019-01-27 11:16:10January 2019 Policy Update: Re-starting Land Management
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Hilary Eisen2019-01-20 10:01:332019-01-20 10:07:26Uphill Rising
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Hilary Eisen2019-01-11 09:34:272019-01-23 18:16:35Federal Government Shutdown Takes Toll on Winter Recreation and Education
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Melinda Quick2019-04-12 16:03:532019-04-23 11:27:10That's a Wrap on Backcountry Film Festival 2018-19!
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Melinda Quick2018-10-12 11:51:262018-10-26 11:08:27Backcountry Film Festival 2018-19 Film Line-Up
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Melinda Quick2018-10-03 16:17:162018-10-16 13:31:35Wild Weekend: Backcountry Film Festival World Premiere and SnowBall 2018SNOWSCHOOL
March/April SnowSchool Field Update
Heavy snowfall made for a great winter, and the fun at SnowSchool continued into the spring. Check out our video snipets and notes taken from successful outings in March and April...
Big February Snow Hits SnowSchool!
Across the Western US mountain snow accumulated at eye popping rates in February and, in some watersheds, brought below normal snowpacks up well above average...
SnowSchool Brings Science Education to Rural Students
Bringing SnowSchool’s unique outdoor snow science to rural school districts like Plumas County has become a top priority for Winter Wildlands Alliance in recent years...
Federal Government Shutdown Takes Toll on Winter Recreation and Education
As the government shutdown drags into its third week, the impacts are being felt by people across the country, including backcountry skiers and other snowsports enthusiasts.
SnowSchool Field Update: Science Education Training
To help SnowSchool educators prepare for teaching so many diverse students we annually provide on-snow field workshops and regional training opportunities. And this year we’ve broadened these efforts...
SnowSchool Reaches International Audience
WWA was invited this past month to present on the SnowSchool program at the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education...
Wild Weekend: Backcountry Film Festival World Premiere and SnowBall 2018
Adventure with the Winter Wildlands Alliance in our hometown for our first annual “Wild Weekend” Friday, Nov 2 – Saturday, Nov 3, 2018.
SnowSchool Adds New Sites as Winter Approaches
Every winter Winter Wildlands Alliance brings our SnowSchool program to new communities of kids across the country by working to establish new program sites...
SnowSchool: Passing the Torch at the National Flagship Site
This week the National Flagship SnowSchool site at Bogus Basin…
SnowSchool Season’s “Greatest Pics”
Check out some of our favorite pictures from the 2018 SnowSchool season!
FROM THE SKINTRACK
Jen HigginsTrip Report: Skiing for science in Mongolia
WWA’s policy director reports back on her recent ski expedition in Mongolia.
Grassroots Spotlight: Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition
The Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition is one of WWA's grassroots partners, working in Alaska to protect natural soundscapes and opportunities for quiet recreation.
Dispatch: Brody Leven Tags First Descent on Republic of Georgia’s Shkhara West (16,627)
WWA Ambassador Brody Leven climbs and skis icy Southwest Couloir on Republic of Georgia's Shkhara West.
Skiing Mount Katahdin, Lone Wolf of the East
Mike Whelan and Pat Thompson take on the wildest side of New England.
Gallery: Skiing the Arctic Circle Trail with Thomas Woodson
Winter Wildlands Alliance ambassador Thomas Woodson photographed (and survived) a self-supported traverse of the Arctic Circle.
Backcountry Musings from Idaho’s Smokey Mountains
Winter Wildlands Alliance and friends venture deep into the Smokey Mountains of Idaho for pristine powder, spiritual renewal and to support our Keep Winter Wild campaign.
Wild Winter Women Take on Grand Traverse to Benefit Winter Wildlands
At midnight on Friday, March 23rd, Taylor Schefstrom and Hallie Holland (aka the Wild Winter Women) took on the Grand Traverse to benefit Winter Wildlands Allianceskiing 40 miles through the night from Crested Butte to Aspen, Colorado.
A skiers view of Bears Ears National Monument
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Unplugged and On Skis in the Lower 48’s Largest Wilderness
[Trip Report] Unplugged and On Skis in the Lower 48's Largest…
Our policy director ducked out of the office for a bit this spring to volunteer with The Wolverine Foundation on a ski expedition in Mongolia. She was part of a crew tracking wolverines and other wildlife through hundreds of miles of recently protected backcountry. Check out the trip report!
Trip Report: Skiing for science in Mongolia | Winter Wildlands Alliance
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WWA’s policy director reports back on her recent ski expedition in Mongolia.Remember how Utah led the charge to roll back protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments? Now Governor Herbert has his eye on National Forests.
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Opinion | Utah Continues Its Assault on Federal Lands
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The state wants to roll back protections on millions of acres of forest land owned by U.S. taxpayers.Utah has incredible backcountry skiing, most of which is within areas protected by the Roadless Rule. Right now Utah is trying to convince the US Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service to remove these protections. We're working with Wasatch Backcountry Alliance and Outdoor Alliance to push back and defend the Roadless Rule in Utah and we need your help. Take a minute to sign this petition, and maybe even a few more to add your own thoughts.
OK, we've been talking about this Roadless Rule exception thing that Governor Herbert initiated over the last few months and now it's time for action! The Guv has submitted a petition to the Secretary of Agriculture (which oversees the US Forest Service) to exempt Utah from this 2001 rule that has preserved forested lands controversy-free under the guise of state-sponsored fire suppression, which is unrealistic at best and an outright lie at worst.
Now you can act! Our friends at the Outdoor Alliance have a blog post with more details and a petition that you can sign that will be delivered to Sec. Perdue soon. We worked with the OA to develop the map of the three-quarters of a million acres of skiable terrain in Utah that would be affected by this, and the OA a strong voice in DC (they were big drivers of the big lands package bill that was passed earlier this year). Take a few minutes to sign this petition, and even a few more to add your own thoughts.
Now you can act! Our friends at the Outdoor Alliance have a blog post with more details and a petition that you can sign that will be delivered to Sec. Perdue soon. We worked with the OA to develop the map of the three-quarters of a million acres of skiable terrain in Utah that would be affected by this, and the OA a strong voice in DC (they were big drivers of the big lands package bill that was passed earlier this year). Take a few minutes to sign this petition, and even a few more to add your own thoughts.
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