Our mission is to facilitate the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) in its quest to protect some of the most fragile and important landscapes on the Colorado Plateau. With our flight path following the Green River, 1XE climbed up and over the Book Cliffs and looking at the Gasco oil and natural gas development, and the Bill Barrett land swap, we were both encouraged and disappointed by the politics and controversy over this wild landscape.

EcoFlight flew members of Wilderness Workshop, business owners, landowners and students over proposed wilderness areas in Pitkin, Summit and Eagle Counties.  From the aerial perspective, passengers were able to see how these wild lands connect the greater landscape, provide wildlife corridors and opportunities for people to find solitude. This February, Senator Mark Udall announced a community-driven process to listen to the community and create legislation to protect Colorado’s outdoor heritage...