Volunteers struggle to maintain the Enchantments, hauling out 12 pounds of toilet paper in one day as federal cuts strain resources.
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — Behind the postcard views of the Enchantments in the North Cascades lies a crisis.
Trash, human waste, graffiti, and crowds are threatening the fragile alpine environment. Volunteers say years of federal staffing cuts have left this wilderness on the brink.
“There’s just human waste everywhere,” said Matt Lyons with the nonprofit TREAD. Lyons said there have been problems there for a while, but this is the worst he’s ever seen.
“A lot of graffiti, a lot of
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