A) Groups focusing on important public land policies. The staff and volunteers from these groups work hard to find out what agencies, outside interests, and elected officials are proposing to do to our public lands. Then they research the issues to give us needed information about the potential impacts of these proposed actions. They also send out alerts, comment links, petitions to personalize and sign, and more.

Excellent groups that address many of the public lands listed in this website are:

It really is positive, interesting and important to join their newsletter and alert lists.

B) Do you have money, land, or interest in helping to expand our public lands?

Groups helping to expand our public lands through land acquisitions and the acceptance of land and monetary donations include:

C) Groups that directly support the programs, maintenance, and funding of public lands include:

D) Groups helping us lower our carbon footprint, which reduces the resource extraction and other development pressures on public lands, such as:

E) Groups inspiring and empowering youth to get outside and involved in learning about and appreciating our public lands, such as:

F) Personal Carbon Reduction and Carbon Offsets

Minimizing our carbon footprint is crucial to the long term health of our public lands. Where possible, when visiting public lands, it is beneficial to walk, bike or use public transportation. Routes can be found on-line by typing in "travel from _____ to ______" and clicking on the bus, pedestrian or biking option. If driving is necessary, electric vehicles are the best option; and carpool where possible. When this is not available, consider making a contribution to an organization to offset your carbon emissions. Some excellent options include: