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Who’s defending California?

16 public places under threat in California

28 groups have them in their care

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

12 groups are on the record for California, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

16 more groups also work on California

On the ground in California

Channel Islands Park FoundationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupDeath Valley Natural History AssociationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupGolden Gate National Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupJoshua Tree National Park AssociationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupLassen AssociationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupPacific Coast Federation of Fishermens AssociationsThey work only in CaliforniaCoalitionRedwood Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupSequoia Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends Group

The national muscle

Natural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthworks2 live federal cases across all their workWatchdogConservation AllianceFunds the defense of the monument in partnership with the Pit River NationAdvocacyEnvironment America1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Audubon Society1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Trust for Historic Preservation1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyNational Wildlife Refuge Association1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacyWilderness Watch1 live federal case across all their workLegal

The places

Under threat in California

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

  1. Critical threatChuckwalla National MonumentBoundary reduction proposed
  2. Critical threatLos Padres National Forest850,000-acre oil and gas leasing plan
  3. Critical threatSattitla Highlands National MonumentNew monument targeted for revocation
  4. Critical threatMojave National PreserveColosseum rare earth mine approved beside the preserve
  5. Critical threatPinnacles National ParkBLM proposes oil and gas leasing on split-estate lands near and beneath the park
  6. Threat developingBerryessa Snow Mountain National MonumentMonument under review
  7. Threat developingSan Gabriel Mountains National MonumentMonument under review
  8. Threat developingMojave Trails National MonumentMonument designation under review
  9. Threat developingBodie HillsBurnt Rock and additional exploration projects advancing
  10. Threat developingSand to Snow National MonumentDevelopment pressure on monument boundaries
  11. Threat developingCadiz Groundwater Pipeline (Mojave)BLM approves 50-year right-of-way for desert water pumping
  12. Threat developingCarrizo Plain National MonumentOil drilling proposals within monument
  13. Threat developingDeath Valley National ParkLegacy mining claims being revisited
  14. Threat developingJoshua Tree National ParkSurrounding development fragments wildlife corridors
  15. Threat developingYosemite National ParkStaffing cuts threaten park management
  16. On watchGiant Sequoia National MonumentCommercial logging disguised as fuel reduction

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How to stand for California

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California has defenders. It needs more.

12 groups on the record, California Wilderness Coalition with 6 staff + 12 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 defend California, and their role: MTJP editorial curation, one verified link at a time, plus the federal court record and each group’s own footprint. Match ranges decompose into those signals on every row. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.