Did your experience on Washington public lands look or feel different this summer?
With deep staffing cuts at the Forest Service and Park Service this year - and further reductions in force anticipated - there are fewer eyes out on the landscape. As a result, there may be slower response times when maintenance, operations, and public safety issues arise.
As The Mountaineers and our partners continue the work of amplifying recreation impacts and advocating for increasing staffing and funding, we need your help. Take a few minutes to share observations using this form to help inform our advocacy and support land managers. (We’ll take up to three observations per form submission.)