WILDERNESS SOCIETY
1615 M STREET NW, WASHINGTON, DC 200363209 www.wilderness.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 1935 BY CONSERVATION VISIONARIES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY PROTECTS WILDERNESS AND INSPIRES AMERICANS TO CARE FOR OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS. WE WORK TO GUIDE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND ENSURE THAT PUBLIC LANDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AND SHARE THE BENEFITS OF THE OUTDOORS, FROM THE URBAN TO THE WILD. IN 1964, WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NOW GROWN TO 109 MILLION ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED WILDLANDS THAT PRESERVE AMERICA'S NATURAL HERITAGE. FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, WHICH BELONG TO ALL AMERICANS, FACE GROWING THREATS. THOSE ACRES AND MILLIONS MORE REQUIRE ACTION TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURAL CHARACTER. SEE WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AMERICA'S WILD PLACES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY WORKS STRATEGICALLY AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH LAWMAKERS, LAND MANAGERS, LOCAL COALITIONS, AND INTERESTED CITIZENS TO LEAD NATIONAL POLICY ISSUES ON WILDERNESS AND PUBLIC LANDS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR AMAZING 80-YEAR HISTORY OF SUCCESSES AND THE MANY PROGRAMS AND PLACES WE WORK, VISIT WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING OUR WILD PUBLIC LANDS IN LARGE, CONNECTED LANDSCAPES. MILLIONS OF ACRES OF WILDLANDS REMAIN AT RISK ACROSS THE U.S., AND VAST TRACTS OF VULNERABLE WILDERNESS ON OUR FEDERAL LANDS GIVE OUR WORK A STRONG URGENCY. THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY BRINGS ALL OF OUR ADVOCACY, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES TO BEAR TO ENSURE THAT AMERICA'S WILD PUBLIC LANDS ARE PROTECTED IN THE FACE OF DEVELOPMENT, FRAGMENTATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THE PRESSURE TO DRILL, MINE OR LOG IN THESE PLACES WILL ONLY GROW IN THE YEARS AHEAD. WORKING FROM 14 OFFICES IN EVERY CORNER OF THE NATION, WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO FORGE STRONG, DIVERSE COALITIONS TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS. WE ALSO DEVOTE CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES TO DEFENDING THE NATION'S BEDROCK CONSERVATION LAWS THAT HAVE COME UNDER ATTACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS, AND STATE LEGISLATURES. SOME POLICY MAKERS IN WASHINGTON HAVE PRIORITIZED RESOURCE EXTRACTION ON PUBLIC LANDS AT THE EXPENSE OF CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND OTHER USES. SOME ANTI-CONSERVATIONISTS OPPOSE THE VERY CONCEPT OF PUBLIC LANDS OWNED BY ALL AMERICANS. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE PACE AND DISRUPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE WHICH IS ALTERING ECOSYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. CLIMATE CHANGE DEMANDS THAT WE APPLY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AS WELL AS A BROADER GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT LARGER AREAS TO CONNECT AT-RISK LANDS, PROVIDE RESILIENCY AND OFFER MIGRATION CORRIDORS FOR WILD ANIMALS AND NATIVE PLANTS. SEE HTTPS://WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG/KEY-ISSUES/ENERGY-AND-CLIMATE/FIGHTING-CLIMATE-CHANGE.

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY WORKS TO GUIDE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC LANDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WE BRING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERTISE, RESEARCH, AND SCRUTINY TO LEASING PRACTICES TO MOVE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AWAY FROM LANDS THAT SHOULD BE PRESERVED FOR THEIR CONSERVATION, CLEAN WATER, AND RECREATION VALUES. WE IDENTIFY AND ACT TO PROTECT LANDS THAT ARE TOO WILD TO DEVELOP, LIKE THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN ALASKA. WE PROMOTE RESPONSIBLY SITED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO MANAGE AND REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL ENERGY RESOURCES, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY EQUIVALENT TO 20 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. EMISSIONS. SEE HTTPS://WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG/KEY-ISSUES/ENERGY-AND-CLIMATE/BOOSTING-CLEAN-ENERGY

THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN URBAN AREAS, ENJOY AND BE ENGAGED WITH AMERICA'S GREAT OUTDOORS AND THE WILD PUBLIC LANDS WE SHARE IN COMMON. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON INSPIRING MORE AMERICANS TO CARE FOR OUR WILD PLACES, INCLUDING URBAN GREEN SPACES, WILDLANDS, AND CORRIDORS THAT CONNECT THEM. WE BUILD MEANINGFUL COALITIONS THAT ADVOCATE FOR MORE OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES, HANDS-ON EDUCATION, AND BETTER ACCESS TO OUR TREASURED WILD PLACES FOR THOSE LIVING IN URBAN CENTERS.

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