This collection contains papers relating to environmental issues in the greater Uinta Mountains ecosystem. They encompass an area spanning from Ashley National Forest to the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and document the environmental conditions of the Uintas and preservation efforts made by the High Uintas Preservation Council. This collection is useful to those who are interested in tracing the history of environmental activism and related public land topics in northern Utah.

The records consist of research, reports, correspondence, and newsletters from the High Uintas Preservation Council and are separated into three series based on geographic area--the High Uintas Wilderness, the Ashley National Forest, and the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest--as well as a fourth series for the HUPC organizational records. These papers cover a wide variety of environmental subjects, including animals, water conservation, grazing, timber, vegetation, campground management, and fire management.