Get Wild: The what and why of wilderness rules

Get Wild: The what and why of wilderness rules

Summit County is blessed to have not one, but two, wilderness areas: Eagles Nest and Ptarmigan Peak. Wilderness areas are subject to some of the highest levels of protection afforded any federal land. What are those protections and why are they important? Here are a few: No motors or mechanical transport: The Wilderness Act of 1964 provides “there shall be no temporary road, no use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment or motorboats, no landin…