Flying Partner:
Colorado Environmental Coalition (CEC)

Location: Colorado

Mission Type: Wilderness

Summary: Wings of Change and the Colorado Environmental Coalition are collaborating in surveying wilderness study areas in the state of Colorado. Wings of Change has flown representatives of CEC over the Beaver Creek, Grape Creek, Browns Canyon, McIntyre Hills wilderness study areas. Kurt Kunkle, one of the lead representatives had this to say about the value of the flights: "Viewing the landscape from the air is an incredibly powerful tool. It allows one to understand where humans are impacting the landscape and how important it is to protect those places that are not impacted."