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Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Interior opens heart of Arctic Refuge to development

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Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington.

45 million acres of wild “roadless” forests at risk

Mason Cummings

The new BLM regulations enhance protections for designated Special Areas in the Western Arctic, including habitat for caribou and other wildlife.

BLM calls for nominations of tracts to be leased in the Western Arctic

Bob Wick / BLM

From left to right: Eloïse Armour and Malia Naumchik.

Meet our 2025 Gloria Barron scholars!

A group of muskox face the camera

5 gems we need to protect in the Western Arctic

Peter Pearsall/USFWS

birds flying in olympic

10 spots for epic birdwatching on public lands

Andy Porter

Senate passes CRA resolution, ushers in public lands confusion

Mason Cummings, TWS

A desert tortoise in the Mojave Desert.

Map: Wildlife habitat, migration routes under threat

Sam Roberts

Distant aerial overhead view of numerous green trees in Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico

USDA commits to logging public forests regardless of environmental damage

Mason Cummings, TWS

Together we can protect public lands, now and forever.

Each day thousands of acres of wild places are lost to mining, drilling, logging and other development. But we don't have to give it all away. Together, we can save our wildest lands for future generations.

Twilight in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Nearly 112 million acres of wilderness protected

Miles Morgan

Protecting 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 to meet environmental challenges

Learn about our 30x30 work

Key Issues

Mason Cummings, TWS

Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina

Working together for a more inclusive future

Mason Cummings, TWS

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Defend our wildlands!

Racist or offensive names persist in U.S. parks; new plan confronts them

Jim Brekke, flickr

Climate March in Washington, DC

More than 1 million members, followers, and supporters are making a difference

Jonathan Meyers, The Wilderness Society

How do we tackle climate change? Look no further than public lands

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Climate Change Solutions

Mason Cummings.

There is just one hope of repulsing the tyrannical ambition of civilization to conquer every niche on the whole earth. That hope is the organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom of the wilderness.

Bob Marshall Founder of The Wilderness Society

Our History

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