The Wilderness Society’s mission is uniting people to protect America’s wild places. Since our founding in 1935, The Wilderness Society has worked to protect the rich natural legacy of our nation’s wild public lands for future generations. Today, we envision a future where people and wild nature flourish together, meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing planet. We are building on our history and experience to pursue two bold priorities: Making public lands a solution to the climate and extinction crises; and transforming conservation policy and practice so all people benefit equitably from public lands.