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Who’s defending Alaska?

12 public places under threat in Alaska

1 live federal case over the places under threat in Alaska

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

12 groups are on the record for Alaska, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

Leading the fight

On the ground

Legal · Anchorage, AK

Trustees for Alaska

Counsel for the ten conservation groups suing over the Ambler road in Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump

Fighting for Gates of the Arctic1 live federal case

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Tribal

Tanana Chiefs Conference

Sued over the Ambler road in 2020 with Alatna, Allakaket, Evansville, Huslia and Tanana (Alatna Village Council v. Heinlein), and says it will keep fighting it

Fighting for Gates of the Arctic

Founded 1962

Meet them Their site

Also in the fight

Wildlife · Anchorage, AK

Alaska Wildlife Alliance

Plaintiff in Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump, speaking for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd against the Ambler road

Fighting for Gates of the Arctic1 live federal case

Founded 1978

Meet them Their site
16 more work on Alaska

On the ground in Alaska

Gwich'in Steering CommitteeThey work only in AlaskaTribalAlaska GeographicThey work only in AlaskaFriends GroupDenali Education CenterThey work only in AlaskaFriends GroupKachemak Heritage Land TrustThey work only in AlaskaLand TrustKenai Watershed ForumThey work only in AlaskaFriends GroupCascadia Wildlands2 live federal cases across all their workGrassrootsWestern Watersheds Project4 live federal cases across all their workLegalWildEarth Guardians2 live federal cases across all their workLegal

The national muscle

EarthjusticeCounsel in back to back federal suits challenging the 2025 approval of ConocoPhillips exploration drilling and the 2026 lease sale that offered nearly all of the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area.LegalSierra ClubPlaintiff in Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump, challenging the reinstated Ambler road permitsAdvocacyDefenders of WildlifeHas fought every round of Izembek road litigation since 2013 and filed its own suit over the 2025 exchangeAdvocacyWilderness WatchPlaintiff fighting the land swap that would carve a 13-mile road through congressionally designated Izembek WildernessLegalNational Wildlife Refuge AssociationPlaintiff arguing the Izembek swap sets a precedent that threatens the entire refuge systemAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense CouncilParty to the Tongass Roadless Rule litigationLegalFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNational Audubon SocietyRallied nearly 20,000 supporters urging Interior to keep the 2024 NPR-A rule after decades of work defending Teshekpuk Lake, a globally significant bird area with 600,000 nesting shorebirds.Advocacy

The places

Under threat in Alaska

Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.

  1. Comments close Nov 2Gates of the Arctic (Ambler Road)Ambler Metals initiates Arctic mine permitting
  2. Comments close Nov 9National Petroleum Reserve in AlaskaBureau of Land Management proposes a fast track for oil and gas production sites across the reserve
  3. 1 case in federal court, filed 2024Tongass National ForestUSDA proposes rescinding the Roadless Rule
  4. Critical threatIzembek National Wildlife RefugeRoad through designated wilderness
  5. Critical threatArctic National Wildlife RefugeJune 2026 Coastal Plain lease sale held, draws only 2 bidders
  6. Critical threatNPR-A Teshekpuk Lake Special AreaOil lease sales advancing into special area
  7. Critical threatDalton Corridor / D-1 LandsInterior moves to convey corridor lands to the state
  8. Critical threatGreens Creek Mine / Admiralty Island NMMine exploration expands inside a national monument
  9. Threat developingChugach National ForestRoadless Rule rollback threatens old growth
  10. Threat developingLake Clark National Park & PreservePark easements would open the way for a gold mine
  11. Threat developingTwin Mountain II Timber Sale (Tongass)Draft EIS for 1,655-acre old-growth timber sale
  12. On watchBristol Bay WatershedPebble Mine EPA protections challenged

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Sources and methodGroup crews and program ratios: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, latest filed year, EINs on each group’s profile. Which groups are on the record for Alaska: MTJP editors tie a group to a fight only with a source link they have read, one link at a time. A group without one is shown as likely to care, a guess from the federal court record and the group’s own mission and footprint. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.