Wilderness Protection
55Organizations Dedicated to Wilderness Protection and Wildlands
Organizations recommended for learning about and helping with wilderness protection.
If you are interested in wilderness issues and protecting wildlife abd biodiversity by protecting the habitat species depend on, the following organizations are good places to start.
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Grand Canyon Wildlands Council
With the Grand Canyon Wildlands Network, we present proactive, positive, scientifically-credible and practical steps for redesigning how we live alongside nature.(Mexico)
Round River Conservation Studies California Wilderness Coalition South Coast Wildlands Project Siskiyou Project -Siskiyou Project (Oregon)
Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project Wild Utah Project Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Pennsylvania Wildlands Recovery Project Yukon Wildlands ProjectFriends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
CARNIVORE PROTECTION AND RECOVERY
These groups are working to protect or restore carnivores.
Naturalia - Mexico
Predator Conservation Alliance
Defenders of Wildlife Denver Zoo Eastern Cougar FoundationECOLOGICAL WILDERNESS AREA DESIGN
These groups are applying to varying degrees Rewilding Institute ecological guidelines on Wilderness Area (or other protected area) selection, design, and prioritization, or are otherwise using continental-scale considerations for protected area design.
Campaign for America’s Wilderness
The Campaign for America's Wilderness is a national effort to permanently protect the nation's last wild lands by placing them into the National Wilderness Preservation System, where they will remain in a natural state for the use and enjoyment of future generations.The AWC focuses exclusively on roadless and wildland protections, including advocating for wilderness and wild and scenic river designations.
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a grassroots environmental organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico's wildlands and Wilderness Areas. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)Grand Canyon Wildlands Council
California Wilderness Coalition Siskiyou Project - (Oregon)Sky Island Alliance (Southern Arizona and New Mexico)
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Yukon Wildlands Project Friends of the Boundary Waters WildernessLANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY RESTORATION
These groups are generally involved in protecting and restoring landscape permeability in the Four Continental MegaLinkages or are specifically involved by identifying and working to modify highway barriers, controlling off-road vehicles, opposing new roads, or restoring unnecessary and damaging roads on public lands.
The Wildlands Project Defenders of Wildlife American Wildlands South Coast Wildlands Project (California) The Cascades Conservation Partnership (Washington)Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
Sky Island Alliance (Southern Arizona and New Mexico) Grand Canyon Wildlands Council Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeTijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition (New Mexico)
MAGIC (Maryland)I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition - In the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, bustling Interstate 90 will be expanded from four lanes to six – right through the heart of important wildlife corridor lands. The I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition is a diverse group of interests that was formed to ensure that high quality wildlife and fish passage options – both underpasses and overpasses - be included in the highway upgrade.
HEALING THE WOUNDS ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
These groups are doing hands-on ecological restoration (stream and watershed restoration, exotic species removal, restoration of natural fire, road closures, etc.) from a continental-scale perspective.
American Lands Forest Guardians (Southwest US)Grand Canyon Wildlands Council
Sky Island Alliance (Southern Arizona and New Mexico) Nature Conservancy Forest PestsWILDLANDS DEFENSE
These groups defend wildlands and wildlife from exploitation using a continental-scale perspective.
Alliance for the Wild Rockies (US Northern Rockies) American Lands American Wildlands (US Northern Rockies) Biodiversity Conservation Alliance Wilderness Workshop (Colorado) Campaign for America’s WildernessCenter for Biological Diversity
Center for Native Ecosystems Colorado Wild Defenders of Wildlife Endangered Species Coalition Forest Guardians (US Southwest)Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
Grand Canyon Wildlands Council High Country Citizens Alliance (Colorado) New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Predator Conservation Alliance (US Northern Rockies and northern Great Plains)River Runners for Wilderness (RRFW) RRFW is working on winning wilderness designation for the river and backcountry of Grand Canyon.
San Juan Citizens Alliance (Colorado) Sinapu (Colorado) Sky Island Alliance (Southern Arizona and New Mexico) Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition Upper Arkansas South Platte Project World Wildlife FundPrintShare it! — Rate it: up down flag this hub
