Adopt Your Wild Place

Near Hart's Pass in the North Cascades, Washington
Holly Werran, REI
As Americans, we own a system of protected wildlands envied the world over. But these lands are far from safe — many face daily threats due to human use and development and natural threats like climate change.

Whether your favorite wild place is a cool New England forest or a red rock canyon in the southwest, they have something in common — they need your help.

Protect wilderness today by adopting one of these seven iconic landscapes:

Adopt Alaska and the Arctic

In Alaska you’ll find some of largest and most sensitive tracts of wild land left on earth. Yet these lands may not stay that way if the oil and gas and timber industries have their way.

Adopt California

From stunning Sierra forests to vast desert vistas, California has spectacular wildlands, many within a short drive from major urban centers.

Adopt the Colorado Plateau

The Colorado Plateau is one of the last remnants of the Wild West. This untamed area covers parts of Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Adopt the Crown of the Continent

The Crown of the Continent contains the headwaters of North America, where cold, clean waters are sent to the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Hudson Bay.

Adopt the Greater Smoky Mountains

The Greater Smoky Mountains is the largest concentration of wildlands east of the Mississippi River. The iconic eastern forests of the Smokies contain some of the wildest land in America.

Adopt the North Cascades

The North Cascades is a spectacular wild place in the northwestern U.S. that encompasses some of the most wild and pristine wilderness in the country.

Adopt the Northern Forest

The Northern Forest sprawls over the northeast United States, from the Adirondack Mountains in New York all the way up to the northern woods of Maine.