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Who’s defending Nevada?

9 public places under threat in Nevada

28 groups have them in their care

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

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

Also in the fight

Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight

16 more work on Nevada

On the ground in Nevada

Western Watersheds Project4 live federal cases across all their workLegalWildEarth Guardians2 live federal cases across all their workLegalMule Deer FoundationOn the ground in NevadaWildlifeRocky Mountain Elk FoundationOn the ground in NevadaAdvocacyWild Sheep FoundationOn the ground in NevadaWildlifeCenter for Western PrioritiesOn the ground in NevadaResearchBears Ears Inter-Tribal CoalitionOn the ground in NevadaTribalGrand Canyon TrustOn the ground in NevadaAdvocacy

The national muscle

Earthjustice4 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 workLegalWilderness Watch2 live federal cases across all their workLegal

The places

Under threat in Nevada

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

  1. Critical threatRhyolite Ridge Lithium Mine / Cave SpringCourt clears lithium mine at sacred Cave Spring
  2. Threat developingRuby MountainsForest Service cancels 20-year mineral withdrawal
  3. Threat developingPurple Sage Solar / Pahrump ValleySolar project would clear 860 acres of intact desert
  4. Threat developingSouth Railroad Gold MineOpen-pit gold mine fast-tracked with no draft EIS
  5. On watchAvi Kwa Ame National MonumentRecent monument designation under review
  6. On watchBasin and Range National MonumentMonument under review
  7. On watchGold Butte National MonumentMonument under formal review for reduction
  8. On watchAsh Meadows National Wildlife RefugeMining threatens groundwater supply
  9. On watchNevada BLM Lands for DisposalState and BLM unveil de facto public-land disposal map

Your move

How to stand for Nevada

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Nevada has defenders. It needs more.

6 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.

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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 Nevada: 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.