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Feb 14, 2019A new study finds that rock climbers are a major economic force for the New River Gorge region of West Virginia, an internationally renowned...
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Feb 14, 2019Starting March 1, 2019, a seasonal raptor closure will be in place for select Newhalem climbing areas to protect nesting Peregrine falcons in the Ross Lake...
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Feb 11, 2019On December 28th, the Department of Interior (DOI) proposed new regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that would make it much harder...
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Feb 08, 2019Access Fund is excited to announce that we will increase our Climbing Conservation Grant Program from $40,000 a year to $55,000 a year to meet the...
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Jan 09, 2019For the first time in nearly 20 years, Joshua Tree National Park is reviewing its climbing management plan (CMP). This world-class area has a long...
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Jan 03, 2019The government has been shut down for two weeks, and congressional representatives and the President warn that it may stay closed for much longer....
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Dec 17, 2018Access Fund is pleased to announce that we have strengthened protections for climbing access at two of Austin’s most popular climbing areas—Barton...
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Dec 14, 2018Texas Climbers Coalition (TCC) and Access Fund are pleased to announce the acquisition and permanent protection of Medicine Wall, a limestone bluff in San...
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Dec 05, 2018In a precedent-setting move, Access Fund is working to create federal laws that legitimize climbing bolts in America’s Wilderness climbing areas.Climbing in...
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