San Juan Huts in Colorado
strong ethos of environmental protection;
- tions of huts that maximize their potential in environmen- tal protection, particularly in areas that are threatened with over-use;
environmental impacts to allow comparisons with other forms of outdoor visitation (e.g. dispersed and designated camping, and shelters) and to inform planning and regu- latory efforts; and
education and community-building around environmen- tal protection.
While huts are currently considered “accepted anoma- lies” by land management agencies and do not even exist in the Forest Service’s planning tool, the “Recreational Opportunity Spectrum,” there is a lot of good grass-roots experience available both in the American hut community and abroad.
High Sierra Camps in Yosemite National Park
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www.hut2hut.info attempts to gather what is known about huts to inform an intelligent conversation about the future of huts as environmental education and protection tools in America.
Read a wide variety of articles on backcountry accomodations, Operational Profiles, and more at
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