Save Wildlands
These last remaining expanses of American wilderness are irreplaceable. And they are under imminent threat.
America's Arctic
Northern Alaska, U.S.
Big Oil is escalating its campaign to open America's prime Arctic wildlands to massive oil development.
Bristol Bay
Southwestern Alaska, U.S.
A new gold rush jeopardizes world-class salmon runs and the bears, whales and other wildlife that depend on them.
Tongass National Forest
Southeastern Alaska, U.S.
The Obama administration has taken a promising step but now must reverse an illegal exemption to the roadless rule.
Peace-Athabasca Delta
Alberta, Canada
Tar sands mining upstream from this critical nesting site could jeopardize millions of birds.
Heart of the Boreal Forest
Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
A proposal to create a U.N. World Heritage site could save the wild heart of Canada’s boreal forest.
Yellowstone/Greater Rockies
Western U.S. and Canada
The Obama administration must halt the industrialization of Rocky Mountain wildlands.
Utah's Redrock Wilderness
U.S.
Breaking News: Interior Secretary cancels leases to drill for oil and gas on 100,000 acres of Utah wilderness.
Carrizo Plain National Monument
California, U.S.
The home of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox could be forever marred by oil and gas drilling.
The Great North Woods
Northeastern U.S.
The largest and wildest remaining forest in the eastern United States is threatened by logging and development.
Cumberland Plateau
Southeastern U.S.
Coal mining and paper industry operations threaten to destroy native forests in the southeastern United States.
Laguna San Ignacio/Baja California
Mexico
The rich waters surrounding Mexico’s Baja Peninsula draw abundant wildlife -- as well as industrialization and mega-tourism schemes.
Costa Rica
Central America
Though Costa Rica is a global environmental leader, new pressures threaten its rich biodiversity.
Amazon Rainforest Frontier
Peru
Despite recent progress, illegal logging still threatens rich habitat and native cultures in the western Amazon.
Patagonia
Chile
A massive hydro-electric scheme threatens rugged, unspoiled Patagonia.
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