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Who’s defending Maryland?

1 public place under threat in Maryland

10 groups have them in their care

Likely to care

Groups likely to care about Maryland

This group is a guess from each group's stated mission and where it works, not a record of work on this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

9 more work on Maryland

On the ground in Maryland

Appalachian Trail ConservancyOn the ground in MarylandAdvocacy

The national muscle

Center for Biological Diversity12 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthjustice4 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra Club4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyDefenders of Wildlife3 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 workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegal

The places

Under threat in Maryland

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

  1. On watchAssateague Island National SeashoreBudget cuts reduce island management capacity

Your move

How to stand for Maryland

GiveGive to Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.

Their donation page ↗SpeakComment and call

Open comment windows and call scripts for fights like this one, ready to send.

Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the map

Every threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.

Threatened Lands Map

Maryland has defenders. It needs more.

1 more likely to care, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club with 17 staff + 1,300 volunteers. Find your way in.

Give to the club ↗Every place, state and species
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 Maryland: 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.