Wilderness Watch
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Wilderness Watch is the nation's leading organization solely dedicated to defending America's 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System and keeping it wild. Our work is guided by the visionary 1964 Wilderness Act.
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It’s GivingTuesday and all donations up to $20,000 will be DOUBLED by our generous members!
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
At Wilderness Watch, individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please consider making a GivingTuesday donation.
As an added incentive, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
DONATE HERE >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
As an added incentive, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
DONATE HERE >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
At Wilderness Watch, individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please consider making a GivingTuesday donation.
As an added incentive, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
DONATE HERE >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
As an added incentive, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
DONATE HERE >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
Speak up to keep EVEN MORE livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Speak up to keep EVEN MORE livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
It’s GivingTuesday and all donations up to $20,000 will be DOUBLED by our generous members!
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s GivingTuesday and all donations up to $20,000 will be DOUBLED by our generous members!
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
The deceptively-named “Save Our Sequoias Act” has been introduced in Congress.
In reality, the bill would do immense and unnecessary damage to the wild groves of giant sequoias in designated Wilderness.
Write your rep today to Keep Wilderness Wild —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
In reality, the bill would do immense and unnecessary damage to the wild groves of giant sequoias in designated Wilderness.
Write your rep today to Keep Wilderness Wild —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
Wilderness is not a tree farm
Keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The deceptively-named “Save Our Sequoias Act” has been introduced in Congress.
In reality, the bill would do immense and unnecessary damage to the wild groves of giant sequoias in designated Wilderness.
Write your rep today to Keep Wilderness Wild —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
In reality, the bill would do immense and unnecessary damage to the wild groves of giant sequoias in designated Wilderness.
Write your rep today to Keep Wilderness Wild —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
Wilderness Watch is the only organization in the country whose SOLE FOCUS is the preservation of America's National Wilderness Preservation System.
Please consider a special GivingTuesday donation to help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Please consider a special GivingTuesday donation to help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Support Wilderness on GivingTuesday
Give to Wilderness Watch during GivingTuesday and your donation will be DOUBLED!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Wilderness Watch is the only organization in the country whose SOLE FOCUS is the preservation of America's National Wilderness Preservation System.
Please consider a special GivingTuesday donation to help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Please consider a special GivingTuesday donation to help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
It’s GivingTuesday and all donations up to $20,000 will be DOUBLED by our generous members!
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s GivingTuesday and all donations up to $20,000 will be DOUBLED by our generous members!
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Individuals like YOU provide more than 90% of our funding, so please be as generous as you can!
DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife below.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-givingt...
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
ACTION NEEDED!
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ACTION NEEDED!
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
Speak up for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem!
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Speak up for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem!
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
Reposted by Wilderness Watch
“These forests are ecosystems, not museums. The regeneration at Redwood Mountain Grove inside Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness is proof that the rationale behind the Save Our Sequoias Act is dangerously misguided." – Mason Parker, Wilderness Watch
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
Save Our Sequoias Act Is “Unnecessary,” Says Group
Natural recovery of giant sequoia forests in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite national parks negates the need for the “Save Our Sequoias Act,” according to one advocacy group.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“These forests are ecosystems, not museums. The regeneration at Redwood Mountain Grove inside Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness is proof that the rationale behind the Save Our Sequoias Act is dangerously misguided." – Mason Parker, Wilderness Watch
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
Speak up to keep EVEN MORE livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Speak up to keep EVEN MORE livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Every 10 years, permits to graze livestock on federal public lands—including within Wilderness—are supposed to be reviewed in order to address livestock’s impact on the environment.
A 2014 law allows automatic renewal of permits without review.
www.propublica.org/article/graz...
A 2014 law allows automatic renewal of permits without review.
www.propublica.org/article/graz...
A Loophole Allows Ranchers to Renew Grazing Permits With Little Scrutiny of the Environmental Impact
With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they’re not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and ...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Every 10 years, permits to graze livestock on federal public lands—including within Wilderness—are supposed to be reviewed in order to address livestock’s impact on the environment.
A 2014 law allows automatic renewal of permits without review.
www.propublica.org/article/graz...
A 2014 law allows automatic renewal of permits without review.
www.propublica.org/article/graz...
GivingTuesday was created to unleash the power of generosity.
GivingTuesday is Dec 2, but you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation to support Wilderness and its wildlife!
Better yet, your Wilderness Watch donation will be DOUBLED!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
GivingTuesday is Dec 2, but you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation to support Wilderness and its wildlife!
Better yet, your Wilderness Watch donation will be DOUBLED!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
GivingTuesday was created to unleash the power of generosity.
GivingTuesday is Dec 2, but you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation to support Wilderness and its wildlife!
Better yet, your Wilderness Watch donation will be DOUBLED!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
GivingTuesday is Dec 2, but you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation to support Wilderness and its wildlife!
Better yet, your Wilderness Watch donation will be DOUBLED!
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
“These forests are ecosystems, not museums. The regeneration at Redwood Mountain Grove inside Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness is proof that the rationale behind the Save Our Sequoias Act is dangerously misguided." – Mason Parker, Wilderness Watch
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
Save Our Sequoias Act Is “Unnecessary,” Says Group
Natural recovery of giant sequoia forests in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and Yosemite national parks negates the need for the “Save Our Sequoias Act,” according to one advocacy group.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“These forests are ecosystems, not museums. The regeneration at Redwood Mountain Grove inside Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness is proof that the rationale behind the Save Our Sequoias Act is dangerously misguided." – Mason Parker, Wilderness Watch
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/save...
Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wilderness Watch is the leading national organization whose sole focus is the preservation and proper stewardship of lands and rivers included in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
We're very grateful for our members and supporters who help us Keep Wilderness Wild!
GivingTuesday is December 2, but you don’t have to wait to make a donation!
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to match—DOUBLE—all donations up to $20,000!
Click below to double your impact for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to match—DOUBLE—all donations up to $20,000!
Click below to double your impact for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
GivingTuesday is December 2, but you don’t have to wait to make a donation!
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to match—DOUBLE—all donations up to $20,000!
Click below to double your impact for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to match—DOUBLE—all donations up to $20,000!
Click below to double your impact for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson
📸 Leon Werdinger
📸 Leon Werdinger
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.” ― Rachel Carson
📸 Leon Werdinger
📸 Leon Werdinger
If you're stuck in the 'front-country' until your next Wilderness adventure, grab a pen and paper (or your computer) and write a letter to the editor on a Wilderness issue you care about!
Here are some tips >>> wildernesswatch.org/what-you-can...
📸 Leon Werdinger
Here are some tips >>> wildernesswatch.org/what-you-can...
📸 Leon Werdinger
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you're stuck in the 'front-country' until your next Wilderness adventure, grab a pen and paper (or your computer) and write a letter to the editor on a Wilderness issue you care about!
Here are some tips >>> wildernesswatch.org/what-you-can...
📸 Leon Werdinger
Here are some tips >>> wildernesswatch.org/what-you-can...
📸 Leon Werdinger
GivingTuesday is December 2. But you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation!
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
Tap below to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
Tap below to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
GivingTuesday is December 2. But you don’t have to wait until then to make a donation!
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
Tap below to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Better yet, some of our generous members have pledged to DOUBLE all donations up to $20,000!
Tap below to DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT for Wilderness and its wildlife.
>>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/2025-giving-...
Speak up for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem!
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Speak up for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem!
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
Urge your members of Congress to oppose the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2025.
🐻 —> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/oppose-grizz...
The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The United States is blessed with a 112 million-acre National Wilderness Preservation System that is beautiful in all seasons.
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
Our sole focus is Keeping Wilderness Wild!
📸 Kyle Alcorn
ACTION NEEDED!
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ACTION NEEDED!
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Speak up to keep even more livestock from destroying Wilderness areas!
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 and urge them to vote NO on S.1462, the deceptively-named “Fix Our Forests Act.”
Call script and more details >>> wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/speak-up-t...
Three lawsuits, including one by Wilderness Watch and our allies, take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/13/t...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/13/t...
Tribes and environmental groups sue to stop road planned for Alaska wildlife refuge | Alaska Beacon
Three lawsuits take aim at a land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
alaskabeacon.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Three lawsuits, including one by Wilderness Watch and our allies, take aim at a Trump administration-approved land trade that would allow for a road through designated wilderness in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/13/t...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/13/t...
Wilderness is not a tree farm!
The deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" would weaken the Wilderness Act and allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wilderness areas in California.
Urge you rep to oppose >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
The deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" would weaken the Wilderness Act and allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wilderness areas in California.
Urge you rep to oppose >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
Wilderness is not a tree farm
Keep Wilderness and giant sequoias wild!
wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wilderness is not a tree farm!
The deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" would weaken the Wilderness Act and allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wilderness areas in California.
Urge you rep to oppose >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...
The deceptively-named "Save Our Sequoias Act" would weaken the Wilderness Act and allow for logging, burning, and roads through giant sequoia groves in designated Wilderness areas in California.
Urge you rep to oppose >>> wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr2709/index...