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Spruce Creek Addition
Dogged advocacy finally secured protection for this 8,000-acre jewel that was left out of the original Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
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Dogged advocacy finally secured protection for this 8,000-acre jewel that was left out of the original Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Our extensive inventories for the WRNF plan revision teed up 82,000 acres for future wilderness designation
Proposed wilderness designation for dozens of areas
Capping a 15-year effort, obtained a more wildlife- and watershed-friendly plan governing all roads and trails on the Forest
After two years of advocacy and work we signed an agreement that would result in the City of Aspen moving and downsizing its current water rights to build dams on Castle and Maroon Creeks. This win-win agreement guarantees that no dams will be built in these iconic valleys!
Helped force a legal settlement with Dept. of Interior to revisit oil shale approvals; Colorado acreage subsequently reduced from 350,000 acres to 35,000 acres
BLM reconsiders decision to sell 65 oil and gas leases on the White River National Forest based on years of legal advocacy by WW and partners
A 10-year campaign culminated in the permanent protection of this 82,000-acre area
The BLM cancelled 25 illegal oil and gas leases in the Thompson Divide