State based organizations.
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National Wilderness Preservation System
The website of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Great library of wilderness resources, including historical information, legislation, and a somewhat dated clickable map of the NWPS. |
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The Alaska Wilderness League
Among many incredible groups working to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic, The Alaska Wilderness League is the most effective DC based group working on Alaska. |
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Arizona Wilderness Coalition
Arizona Wilderness Coalition. Of note to Nevadans who worked on the Lake Mead NRA Park Service wilderness in the 2002 Clark County bill, Arizona portions of Lake Mead NRA are also proposed wilderness. |
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California Wilderness Coalition
In a state with a many effective wilderness groups, the California Wilderness Coalition stands out. Poet Gary Snyder says of CWC, "The wilderness of California has no more consistent, informed and able support group than the CWC." |
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New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
Where Aldo Leopold once roamed, check out the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance's Otero Mesa wilderness effort.
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Oregon Natural Desert Association
ONDA's mission is to protect, defend and restore the health of Oregon's native deserts. ONDA has emerged as a leader in efforts to protect High Desert lands and water from irresponsible livestock grazing, mining, and geothermal development. |
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Friends of Allegheny Wilderness
Pennsylvania is the home state of Ed Abbey and Howard Zahniser (author of The Wilderness Act) and it still has lots of wilderness! Friends of Allegheny Wilderness is doing great work in the Allegheny Plateau of north-central Pennsylvania. |
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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
SUWA wrote the book on citizen inventories of potential wilderness, and spearhead administrative and legal challenges to illegal routes and oil and gas development on public lands. |
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Idaho Conservation League
Idaho's leading conservation organization, ICL is spearheading the Boulder-White Clouds wilderness campaign that would protect hundreds of thousands of acres of grizzly and salmon habitat. |
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Wild Washington Campaign
The Wild Washington Campaign is working to protect the Wild Sky along with many other treasured places-- like the Kettle River Range and Wenaha-Tucannon additions in eastern Washington, and Golden Horn in the north central Cascades. |
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