The last remaining inholding of private property in the Mount Massive Wilderness is in the process of being transferred to ownership of the U.S. Forest Service.
The last remaining inholding of private land in the Mount Massive Wilderness is getting transferred into public hands, thanks to the Wilderness Land Trust. The inholding is on the east side of Independence Pass.
A nonprofit organization called the Wilderness Land Trust acquires private property within designation wilderness areas throughout the West and transfers the land to public land management agencies. Its latest acquisition was in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
A nonprofit organization called the Wilderness Land Trust acquires private property within designation wilderness areas throughout the West and transfers the land to public land management agencies. Its latest acquisition was in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.