9 public places under threat in Nevada
6 groups have them in their care
The defenders
6 groups are on the record for Nevada, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 6 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Friends Group · Las Vegas, NV
Ran the petition campaign pressing Nevada officials to pull Gold Butte from the Interior Department’s monument review and has defended the monument since the designation fight, which drew over 90,000 supportive comments.
Fighting for Avi Kwa Ame and Gold Butte and 1 more place in Nevada
24 staff + 521 volunteers79¢ to the workFounded 1984
Legal · Tucson, AZ
Sued the Bureau of Land Management in March 2024 for failing to produce the legally required management plan for Gold Butte National Monument.
Fighting for Gold Butte and Basin and Range·15 live federal cases across all their work
242 staff + 19 volunteers88¢ to the workFounded 1989
Advocacy · Durango, CO
Backed the Honor Avi Kwa Ame designation campaign alongside the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and keeps the monument in its National Conservation Lands defense portfolio.
Fighting for Avi Kwa Ame·1 live federal case across all their work
26 staff79¢ to the workFounded 2007
Advocacy · Arlington, VA
Member of the Sportsmen for the Rubies coalition, which welcomed the December 2024 order pausing oil and gas leasing in the Ruby Mountains for two years and is pushing the Ruby Mountains Protection Act to make it permanent.
Fighting for Ruby Mountains
508 staff + 15,000 volunteers88¢ to the workFounded 1959
Advocacy · Missoula, MT
Nevada chapter organized within the 15-group Sportsmen for the Rubies coalition against oil and gas leasing and backs permanent withdrawal through the Ruby Mountains Protection Act.
Fighting for Ruby Mountains
38 staff + 700 volunteers88¢ to the workFounded 2004
Also in the fight
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Its Nevada field representative advocated for the Ruby Mountains oil and gas withdrawal as part of the sportsmen’s coalition celebrating the December 2024 moratorium.
Fighting for Ruby Mountains
45 staff + 28 volunteers81¢ to the workFounded 2002
Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight
Trails · Stateline, NV
Nevada is one of the 2 states they work in
16 staff + 287 volunteers85¢ to the workFounded 1981
Advocacy · Reno, NV
They work only in Nevada
Friends Group · Las Vegas, NV
They work only in Nevada
5 staff + 1,083 volunteers63¢ to the workFounded 1984
Legal · Boise, ID
1 live federal case across all their work
1 live federal case
14 staff + 41 volunteers79¢ to the workFounded 2003
On the ground in Nevada
The national muscle
The places
Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.
On watchBasin and Range National MonumentMonument under reviewOn watchGold Butte National MonumentMonument under formal review for reductionYour move
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Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the mapEvery threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.
Threatened Lands Map6 groups on the record, 6 more likely to care, Friends of Nevada Wilderness with 24 staff + 521 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.
