BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The quality and safety of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness has diminished in recent years thanks to wildfires, weather and neglect, and now Idaho lawmakers want federal forest officials to make trail repair in the vast backcountry a priority.

On Thursday, the House Resources and Conservation Committee unanimously endorsed a non-binding resolution that urges the head of the U.S. Forest Service to declare the wilderness area and surrounding national forest a natural resources disaster area. The measure also asks the federal agency to take steps now to improve conditions of the 2,500-mile trail system or make things easier for a legion of Idaho volunteers to do the job.