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Hilary Eisen2021-01-06 13:07:422021-01-08 10:58:38No Heli-Skiing in the Centennial Mountains!#ProtectNEPA
Under the guise of “modernization” and “streamlining,” the Trump White House has put big industry in charge of environmental decisionmaking—and to cut the public and science out of the process. We need to make sure reversing the attack on NEPA is a top priority for the incoming Biden Administration.
Stand up for Public Lands
Thomas Prior for BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
Our public lands – millions of acres of forests, mountains, rivers, and plains – are a part of who we are. They exist for the good of all, not the profit of a few. But powerful special interests inside the government and beyond are waging an aggressive campaign to undermine and even sell off public lands all across the west for short-term private gain.
- Use our Bill Tracker to learn more about legislation in Congress that affects public lands and contact the Members who represent you in D.C.
- Stand up for public lands and waters by signing the Public Lands Pledge
- Sign this petition to show policymakers that voters support our public lands
Map Your Route
Sharing your tracks and observations helps us identify and advocate for the protection of high-priority lands for backcountry and Nordic skiing and other human-powered winter adventures.
- Download the free Mountain Hub App for your smart phone (iOS/GooglePlay) and get after it!
- Create an account on Powder Project to map important backcountry ski areas and get access to information on backcountry skiing areas across the country.
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Become a Member
$35 a year (auto renew) makes you a vital partner in supporting public lands, kids on snow, mountain communities and wild winter landscapes. The more of us there are, the stronger we are!
Great news! The House just passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act (PAW+), which protects landscapes in Colorado, Washington, California, and Arizona. We've broken down the highlights below, but The Wilderness Society's article has more exciting details. This act effectively:![]()
❄ Advances the 30x30 goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s land and waters by 2030.![]()
❄ Protects 260,000 acres of wilderness and 379 miles of wild and scenic rivers in Northwest California.![]()
❄ Designates nearly 245,000 acres of wilderness and would add 159 miles of creeks and rivers to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in Central California, which protects landscapes that sustain abundant recreation opportunities as well as iconic species like the California condor and southern steelhead trout.![]()
❄ Expands protections for the Angeles National Forest, which accounts for 70% of Los Angeles County’s open space, and establish a new San Gabriel National Recreation Area to enhance recreational opportunities for park poor communities.![]()
❄ Prohibits new mining claims on approximately one million acres of public lands around Grand Canyon National Park![]()
❄ Expands the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area by approximately 191,000 acres to include the area known as the Rim of the Valley Corridor in southern California.![]()
❄ Passes the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act protects important recreation areas and viewsheds in the high central mountains of Colorado, an area seeing intensive population growth, recreation and increasing strain on public lands.![]()
❄ Protects more than 600,000 acres of public lands as wilderness in Colorado permanently.![]()
❄ Protects 126,554 acres of the Olympic National Forest in Washington as wilderness and would add 464 miles of rivers to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
www.wilderness.org
The House of Representatives passed bills that protect over 2 million acres of wilderness and other lands and waters, ensure greater public access to public lands and shield places like the Greater Grand Canyon from mining and other threats.
"Consistent weak winters like the ones we’ve been having in the West make everything harder." Via Outside Magazine. ![]()
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#keepwinterwild #winterwildlandsalliance
Is This Winter’s Sketchy Snowpack the New Normal?
www.outsideonline.com
Volatile weather has created dangerous conditions for backcountry skiers and set up the West for a bad water year. With climate change exacerbating the situation, it’s time to start assuming the worst for our winters and making plans to adapt.
ski_kind is "a code of ethics rooted in being a 'good neighbor' and accounts for situations that backcountry skiers, regardless of experience, should recognize." Via Condé Nast Traveler and featuring Granite Backcountry Alliance!![]()
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#SkiKind #keepwinterwild #winterwildlandsalliance
Make Your Voice Heard
Exercise your right to weigh in on a particular NEPA process, or contact your lawmakers to support legislation.
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Melinda Quick2020-11-02 21:26:492020-11-02 21:35:22Vote 2020
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Winter Wildlands2020-08-07 19:10:302020-08-14 10:55:05Shoshone Winter Travel Planning Is Underway
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Winter Wildlands2020-08-05 16:22:572020-08-31 17:00:23The Ambler Road Is a ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’Winter Wildlands Alliance is a national nonprofit organization promoting and
preserving winter wildlands and a quality human-powered snowsports
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