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Who’s defending North Carolina?

4 public places under threat in North Carolina

6 groups likely to care, a guess from mission and footprint

Likely to care

Groups likely to care about North Carolina

These 6 groups are 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.

10 more work on North Carolina

On the ground in North Carolina

Appalachian Trail ConservancyOn the ground in North CarolinaAdvocacyWild CumberlandOn the ground in North CarolinaWatchdog

The national muscle

Center for Biological Diversity16 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra Club5 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyEarthjustice4 live federal cases across all their workLegalNatural Resources Defense Council3 live federal cases across all their workLegalThe 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 workAdvocacy

The places

Under threat in North Carolina

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

  1. Threat developingNantahala-Pisgah National ForestAggressive new timber targets in forest plan
  2. On watchCape Hatteras National SeashoreSea level rise eroding barrier islands
  3. On watchGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkNPS budget cuts threaten park operations
  4. On watchNorth Carolina Coastal Wildlife RefugesFY2026 budget proposes 32% USFWS cut

Your move

How to stand for North Carolina

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

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North Carolina has defenders. It needs more.

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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 North Carolina: 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.