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Who’s defending Arizona?

10 public places under threat in Arizona

2 live federal cases over the places under threat in Arizona

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

9 groups are on the record for Arizona, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 3 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

Leading the fight

On the ground

Advocacy · Oakland, CA

Sierra Club

The Grand Canyon Chapter has been co-plaintiff with Western Watersheds Project in the monument grazing litigation, including the 2021 case that produced the 2024 restricted-grazing plan.

Fighting for Oak Flat / Chi’chil Bildagoteel and Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni and 2 more places in Arizona4 live federal cases across all their work

10,895 volunteers81¢ to the workFounded 1892

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Legal · Hailey, ID

Western Watersheds Project

Sued BLM over monument grazing in 2013 and again in 2021 with Advocates for the West as counsel; the August 2023 ruling halted grazing authorizations, and BLM’s December 2024 plan allows grazing only in years with above-average precipitation and forage.

Fighting for Sonoran Desert5 live federal cases across all their work

18 staff85¢ to the workFounded 1993

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Also in the fight

Advocacy · Durango, CO

Conservation Lands Foundation

Funds and organizes Friends of Ironwood Forest as a member of its Friends Grassroots Network of more than 80 groups defending National Conservation Lands, with Friends of Ironwood Forest among its inaugural 2008 grantees.

Fighting for Ironwood Forest and Agua Fria1 live federal case across all their work

26 staff79¢ to the workFounded 2007

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Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight

16 more work on Arizona

On the ground in Arizona

Kaibab National Forest FriendsThey work only in ArizonaFriends GroupSaguaro National Park TrustThey work only in ArizonaFriends GroupSonoran InstituteArizona is one of the 4 states they work inCoalitionWildEarth Guardians4 live federal cases across all their workLegalGlen Canyon InstituteArizona is one of the 2 states they work inFriends GroupWestern National Parks AssociationBased in Tucson, working ArizonaFriends GroupWolf Conservation CenterArizona is one of the 4 states they work inWildlifeSouthwest Conservation CorpsArizona is one of the 4 states they work inStewardship

The national muscle

Defenders of Wildlife4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council3 live federal cases across all their workLegalThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNational Wildlife Refuge Association2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyWilderness Watch2 live federal cases across all their workLegalEnvironment America1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyGreat Old Broads for Wilderness1 live federal case across all their workStewardship

The places

Under threat in Arizona

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

  1. 2 cases in federal court, newest 2025Oak Flat / Chi'chil BildagoteelForest Service signs the Resolution Copper decision
  2. Critical threatHermosa Critical Minerals Project (Coronado National Forest)Forest Service signs final record of decision
  3. Threat developingSonoran Desert National MonumentBLM reopens where target shooting is allowed in the monument
  4. On watchBaaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni National MonumentMonument under executive review
  5. On watchIronwood Forest National MonumentCopper mining proposals near monument
  6. On watchVermilion Cliffs National MonumentMonument put under review in 2017
  7. On watchAgua Fria National MonumentCattle grazing in protected stream habitat
  8. On watchGrand Canyon National ParkUranium mining withdrawal under review
  9. On watchPinyon Plain Uranium Mine (Kaibab NF)Arizona raises arsenic limit at uranium mine
  10. On watchRosemont Mine / Coronado National ForestRosemont copper mine proposal advancing

Your move

How to stand for Arizona

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Arizona has defenders. It needs more.

9 groups on the record, 3 more likely to care, Grand Canyon Trust with 48 staff + 210 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

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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 Arizona: 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.