Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance (ESWA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation formed in 1994. Members assist two US Forest Service Ranger Districts in maintaining three federally-designated Wilderness Areas (Eagles Nest, Ptarmigan Peak, and Holy Cross), which comprise about a quarter-million acres of Rocky Mountain majesty. 

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For more than 25 years, we've been the only local, on-the-ground organization helping the US Forest Service preserve and protect our three Wilderness Areas. This past year, ESWA:

• spoke with nearly 12,000 Wilderness users

• conducted 400 patrols on 25 trails

• cleared 800 trees from 14 trails

• hosted 32 shifts at 9 trailheads

• guided 3 volunteer llama trips for Wilderness restoration

• covered 2,700 miles on patrols

• advocated for issues affecting these Wilderness Areas

• dedicated 8,000 volunteer hours​

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