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WildEarth Guardians

Mason Cummings, TWS

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Owyhee Canyonlands, Oregon.

What could be next on Biden’s conservation marathon?

Andrew Sambuceto

man fishing on river

8 must-see fishing destinations on public lands and waters

Bob Wick, BLM

Rachel Deininger and Mallory Sandoval Lambert

Meet our 2024 Gloria Barron scholars!

sunrise on top of mountains with clouds

Kuwohi name restored in the Smokies. Why does this matter?

Micheli Oliver

A site of the proposed Santa Cruz River National Wildlife Refuge in Tucson, AZ

U.S. communities need more—and larger—wildlife refuges

Mason Cummings

person with binoculars reading a sign about birding

How local parks can help close the nature gap

Mason Cummings, TWS

An archaeological site from the 1908 race riot

The country’s newest national monument honors a community’s fight for racial justice

June Stricker, Hanson Professional Services Inc.

Hikers look out out into the distance at the Ah-shi-sle-pah wilderness

Some of our favorite Wilderness Areas

Bob Wick, BLM California

Engravings on a wall at the Bears Ears National Monument

Tribal vision for Bears Ears management nearly to fruition

Bob Wick/BLM

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

Join the movement for wildlands

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 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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