20 groups have it in their care
National monument in California, 624,270 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 2025.
The defenders
6 groups are on the record for Chuckwalla, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
Leading the fight
Grassroots · Oakland, CA
Spent years building the designation campaign with Tribal nations and now defends the monument as an intervenor in federal court
6 staff + 12 volunteers77¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1976
On the ground
Advocacy · Durango, CO
Intervenor defending the monument designation, represented by Advocates for the West
26 staff79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2007
Also in the fight
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Intervenor defending the Chuckwalla designation in federal court
217 staff + 900 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1919
Legal · Boise, ID
Counsel to Conservation Lands Foundation in the suit seeking to overturn the monument
14 staff + 41 volunteers79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2003
Legal · Tucson, AZ
Intervenor defending the monument against the suit brought by a motorized recreation group and a miner
242 staff + 19 volunteers88¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1989
Legal · San Francisco, CA
Counsel for the nine organizations that intervened to defend the designation
698 staff + 33 volunteers81¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1971
On the ground in California
More ways in
The situation
Over 600,000 acres of Sonoran Desert wilderness, rugged canyons, desert tortoise habitat, and ancient Indigenous trails. Chuckwalla could lose its protections before most Americans learn it exists. That is the point: kill the monument while no one is watching.
Source: Center for Biological Diversity · March 1, 2025
Source: Department of Interior · February 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Chuckwalla 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.
Our reporting
Your move
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Their donation page ↗SpeakCall your representativesA ready call script on Chuckwalla, plus any comment window as it opens.
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Threatened Lands Map6 groups on the record, California Wilderness Coalition with 6 staff + 12 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.
