Stand · Find your defenders

Who’s defending Maryland?

1 public place under threat in Maryland

10 groups have them in their care

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

One group is on the record for Maryland, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

9 more groups also work on Maryland

The places

Under threat in Maryland

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

  1. Threat developingAssateague Island National SeashoreBudget cuts reduce island management capacity

Your move

How to stand for Maryland

Maryland has defenders. It needs more.

1 group on the record, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club with 17 staff + 1,300 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

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 Maryland, 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.