Who’s defending Assateague Island?
1 group has it in their care
National park in Maryland, 41,320 acres, managed by the National Park Service, designated in 1965.
The defenders
Nobody has claimed this fight yet
No group in our directory carries Assateague Island in its work yet. That is not the same as nobody fighting: if you know the group that belongs here, tell us and our editors will look at it.
1 more group also work this ground
On the ground in Maryland
The situation
What’s happening to Assateague Island
Wild horses, pristine beaches, and a barrier island migrating westward as the sea rises. Assateague is a landscape in constant motion, and budget cuts are gutting the staff that monitors its transformation. Without the science NPS provides, this island becomes another casualty of the assumption that wild places take care of themselves.
- 1965Established as national seashore
- 2025NPS budget cuts threaten island management
Source: NPS · March 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Assateague Island right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
How to stand for Assateague Island
Assateague Island has defenders. It needs more.
The work is theirs. The backing is yours.