The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to safeguard the wonders of the Grand Canyon and the Colorado Plateau, while supporting the rights of its Native peoples. We work toward a Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau where 1) wildness, a diversity of native plants and animals, clean air, and flowing rivers abound; 2) sovereign…
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition works with people to protect the lands, waters and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. This vast ecosystem includes twenty million acres of wild country that includes Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, five national forests, five national wildlife refuges, and state and private lands in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. This…
Established in 1992, The Wilderness Land Trust is dedicated to acquiring private properties within federally designated wilderness to remove the treat of residential, commercial and industrial development and preserve vital wildlife habitat.
For more than 20 years, the American River Conservancy (ARC) has been preserving rivers and land for life. As a community organization in the central Sierra Nevada foothills, ARC works to preserve natural areas and cultural resources and promote recreational opportunities on the lands they preserve. The group focuses on the American and Cosumnes River…
Rivers Without Borders promotes a watershed-based conservation vision for an ecologically rich region virtually defining the essence of North American wilderness, and representing one of the continent’s best conservation opportunities. Rivers Without Borders is the only conservation advocacy organization operating strategically across the Alaska – British Columbia border.
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative combines science and stewardship to ensure that the world-renowned wilderness, wildlife, native plants, and natural processes of the Yellowstone to Yukon region continue to function as an interconnected web of life, capable of supporting all of its natural and human communities, for now and for future generations.
The mission of the Thompson Divide Coalition is to secure permanent protection from oil and gas development on Federal lands in the Thompson Divide area including the Thompson Creek and Four Mile Creek watersheds, as well as portions of the Muddy Basin, Coal Basin, and the headwaters of East Divide Creek.
The Foothills Water Network is a coalition of conservation and recreation groups whose mission is to protect and enhance aquatic ecosystem health and recreation opportunities in more than 350 miles of the interlinked Yuba, Bear, and American Rivers in California. The organization focuses on negotiating protective conditions in the relicensing of hydropower projects on the…
The International Mountain Bicycling Association is the leader in mountain bike advocacy, education, promotion, and trail creation. Our mission is to create, enhance, and protect great places to ride mountain bikes. Since 1988, we have taught and encouraged low-impact riding, grassroots advocacy, sustainable trail design, innovative land management practices and cooperation among trail user groups….
Winter Wildlands Alliance is the national organization promoting and preserving winter wildlands and a quality human-powered snowsports experience on public lands. The organization advocates for on-the-ground solutions that protect biodiversity, healthy winter ecosystems and a quiet recreation experience for backcountry and Nordic skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers. WWA is an alliance of over 100 grassroots environmental organizations…
