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Naturalist NightsWe co-present this popular winter speaker series in Aspen and Carbondale.

HikesEach summer we organize an extensive series of hikes to highlight important landscapes and issues.

Artist in WildernessThis program offers residencies to visiting artists to make works inspired by the lands we’re working to protect.

Education

P.O. Box 1442, Carbondale, CO 81623 www.wildernessworkshop.org (970) 963-3977

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Public landsForest Service landsWW is the conservation watchdog of the 2.2-million-acre White River National Forest, the most heavily used in the nation. We focus particularly on defending roadless areas and other ecologically sensitive lands.

BLM landsWe also “watchdog” over 500,000 acres administered by the Bureau of Land Management. We’re currently leading efforts to ensure that the agency’s long-term Resource Management Plan doesn’t sell out impor-tant ecosystems and values.

Sloan PeakWe’re convening a collaborative effort with recre-ational user groups to protect this backcountry area north of Woody Creek for its recreational as well as ecological values.

Hunter Creek-Smuggler MountainWe’re participating in this Forest Service-led planning process to ensure ecologically sensitive recreation development and vegetation management.

Other recreational hot spotsRecreation is an important contributor to our local economy, but it must be planned responsibly. We’re helping ensure that places like the Crown, Thompson Creek and Hay Park aren’t loved to death.

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Thompson DivideWW is providing front-line defense of this 220,000-acre landscape from oil and gas development. We’re leading efforts to challenge proposals to drill on what we maintain are illegally issued leases, and to hold federal agencies accountable for weighing the full environmental and social impacts of development.

Roan PlateauWe’re one of the plaintiffs in the long-running lawsuit to keep drill rigs out of the plateau’s ecologically sensitive areas.

Federal lands oil & gas policiesWe’re pushing for the strongest possible revision of the White River National Forest’s oil & gas leasing plan and a similar BLM planning process that will set priorities for the next 15-20 years.

Regional air qualityWith EarthJustice, we’re pursuing a potentially precedent-setting lawsuit to force the BLM to revisit 1,400 as-yet undrilled gas wells which it approved without adequate analysis of air impacts.

Oil shaleWe’re the local partner in the conservation commu-nity’s effort to scale back this proposed development in Colorado, which would have devastating impacts.

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Bark beetles & fireThrough our leadership role in the Colorado Bark Beetle Cooperative, we’re working to prevent unwise backcountry beetle and fire treatments, and to redirect efforts toward protecting communities and critical infrastructure.

Habitat protectionWe scrutinize all proposed projects on public lands in our region – whether timber sales, mining operations, drilling applications or recreational development – with the goal of preventing disturbance and fragmentation of wildlife habitat.

Vail Pass wildlife bridgeWith other regional partners, we secured federal fund-ing for a feasibility study on a wildlife-only bridge over I-70, and we continue to advocate for this visionary project.

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Wilderness monitoringWe collect air, water and other data in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness to provide early warning of any adverse impacts.

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Volunteer projectsThese projects involve the public in hands-on work restoring wildlife habitat, in partnership with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and the White River National Forest.

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Hunter Creek Valley protectionHelped block a proposed real estate development, spur a USFS buyout and restrict vehicle access to valley

Hunter Creek diversionGathered 2,700 signatures to stop road-building for BuRec tunnel project, preserving wilderness eligibility

Maroon Valley bus serviceLobbied for the service to limit private vehicles in the valley, and provided the first interpretive guides on buses

Hunter-Fryingpan WildernessA 10-year campaign by AWW and other groups culminated in the permanent protection of this 82,000-acre area

Maroon Bells- Snowmass, Collegiate Peaks & RaggedsLed the local campaign to more than double the size of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass and to establish two new wildernesses – over 330,000 acres in all

Wilderness monitoringPartnered with Aspen Ranger District to launch trail and campsite monitoring program; later added air, water and invasive-weed protocols

Conundrum marble quarryPrevented potentially precedent-setting operation inside Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

Spruce Creek AdditionDogged advocacy finally secured protection for this 8,000-acre jewel that was left out of the original Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness

Snowmass Creek instream flowWon a pivotal Colorado Supreme Court ruling estab-lishing a compromise that bal-ances ecosystem needs and human demand

Flintstone ToiletsHelped in the successful cam-paign to modify the overbuilt potties at Maroon Lake

Red Table, Assignation Ridge recommended wildernessOur extensive inventories for the WRNF plan revision teed up 82,000 acres for future wilderness designation

Mining claimsWith Public Counsel of the Rockies, we defeated a local attorney’s bid to develop 51 bogus claims in the upper Roaring Fork Valley

Hidden Gems CampaignProposed wilderness designa-tion for dozens of areas in and around the WRNF

Thompson Divide Coalition

Birthed the citizens’ group that is seeking permanent protection of this 220,000-acre area from drilling

Oil shale lawsuitHelped force a legal settle-ment with Dept. of Interior to revisit oil shale approvals; Col-orado acreage subsequently reduced from 350,000 acres to 35,000 acres

WRNF Travel PlanCapping a 15-year effort, obtained a more wildlife- and watershed-friendly plan governing all roads and trails on the Forest

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Burnt Mountain expansionThough we failed to block approval of a proposed gondola, we succeeded in strictly limiting summer use; the gondola has never been built

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