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Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance

A Forest Service volunteer partner protecting the four Wilderness areas across Eagle and Summit Counties — it fields trail crews, crosscut sawyers, and a Volunteer Wilderness Ranger program each summer.

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Wilderness Volunteer Crews

Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance

Summer trail crews & ranger patrols · seasonal

Eagles Nest / Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness trailheads

Beginner-friendlyNo-dropFreeSummer

Volunteer sawyers, wilderness rangers and trail projects across the Eagles Nest and Ptarmigan Peak wilderness areas. Work days are posted individually rather than on a fixed weekly cadence — the 2026 season included a four-part Summit County Trail Maintenance Day series and overnight llama-supported trips.