The destruction can come at the hand of Mother Nature through heavy snowload and avalanche debris, especially this past winter and spring.

It can be human-triggered, by campers and vandals who aren’t aware of the damage they’re inflicting — or worse, don’t care.

It’s all important to Pat Willits, the executive director of the Trust for Land Restoration, a Ridgway nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting significant scenic sites and historic landscapes in the San Juan Mountains. M...