Citizen-volunteers walk local Forest Service routes and when they witness impacts such as unauthorized roads, severe rutting, and dispersed camping damage, document them with digital photos and GPS (Global Positioning System) waypoints.

The resulting information is entered into an online database developed by Great Old Broads for Wilderness. The data will be available for scientists who will analyze and assess the impacts of various uses in the context of the broader forest landscape.

This is a very powerful tool, and your contribution to this process can make a meaningful difference in the future condition of our local forests.

Workshops are sponsored by Bear River Watershed Council, the Ogden Group of the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club, Great Old Broads for Wilderness, and Wild Utah Project.