04 / Evidence library

Primary documents, not talking points.

Every central factual claim on this site traces to an agency document, official incident notice, public comment, news report or clearly identified third-party analysis. Website copies of key records are provided so the public can inspect them directly.

Official alert · Aug. 30, 2026Eagle County road incident

Both Colorado River Road and Sweetwater Road blocked at multiple locations

Early interagency recordLong-term planning memo

Raptors, winter range, roads and safety · Sept. 23, 2021

CPW wildlife staffArea 8 wildlife comments

Raptors, elk, deer, buffers and closures · Aug. 25, 2021

CPW resource stewardshipJeff Thompson memorandum

Resource-first planning and raptor buffers · Nov. 12, 2021

Agency commentCPW scoping comment

Emergency egress, seasonal limits and wildlife · Aug. 5, 2024

U.S. Forest Service FOIA5,796-page Sweetwater production

Official Forest Service public repository

Geologic hazardsHouck report

Landslides, debris flows and road risk · Dec. 2023

CPW resource scienceResource Stewardship Plan

Raptors, elk, deer, closures and monitoring · March 2024

Road engineeringSweetwater Road assessment

Tetra Tech · June 2024

Official projectComplete Draft EIS package

Forest Service document repository

Official projectDraft EIS comment portal

Forest Service · Project 284162

County commentGarfield County scoping comment

Carrying capacity and one-road evacuation

Community recordWildfire and egress comment

Public scoping submission · August 2024

Wildlife guidanceCPW raptor buffers

Recommended zones and seasonal restrictions

Binding precedentFishers Peak regulations

Peregrine and Golden Eagle buffers

CPW park noticeFishers Peak Peregrine Falcon closure

Annual trail closures during nesting season

Independent conservationRoaring Fork Audubon call to action

Sweetwater raptors · July 4, 2026

Public-record follow-upRaptor clarification request

Eight avian and conservation organizations · July 29, 2026

Sweetwater Working Group requestRequest for CPW to publicly own the proposed action

Letter to Jeff Thompson · Aug. 17, 2026

Official CARA recordWorking Group request and attachments

Forest Service public reading room · Project 284162

Consultant disclosureSE Group Sweetwater portfolio

DNR/CPW identified on the EIS project page

Public actionSweetwater petition

Public safety and wildlife

Accuracy note: The Resource Stewardship Plan and CPW raptor guidance are not binding Sweetwater rules. Fishers Peak is a park-specific precedent. The finding that the Draft EIS package lacks a quantitative, route-specific evacuation-feasibility analysis is the Working Group's document review, not an agency quotation. Audubon's newsletter is identified as third-party advocacy. These distinctions are why the campaign asks for explicit, enforceable commitments.

The public record is open

Ask for proof before approval.

Request a route-specific evacuation analysis and enforceable, project-specific wildlife protections in the decision and permit.

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