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Nevada
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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

12 groups are on the record for Nevada, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

16 more groups also work on Nevada

On the ground in Nevada

Western Watersheds Project6 live federal cases across all their workLegalWildEarth Guardians5 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

Sierra Club6 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyEarthjustice4 live federal cases across all their workLegalDefenders of Wildlife4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyThe Wilderness Society3 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyFriends of the Earth2 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council2 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthworks2 live federal cases across all their workWatchdogConservation Alliance1 live federal case across all their workAdvocacy

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. Critical threatSouth Railroad Gold MineOpen-pit gold mine fast-tracked with no draft EIS
  3. Threat developingRuby MountainsGold mining expansion on southern flank
  4. Threat developingAvi Kwa Ame National MonumentRecent monument designation under review
  5. Threat developingBasin and Range National MonumentMonument under review
  6. Threat developingGold Butte National MonumentMonument under formal review for reduction
  7. Threat developingNevada BLM Lands for DisposalState and BLM unveil de facto public-land disposal map
  8. Threat developingPurple Sage Solar / Pahrump ValleySolar project would clear 860 acres of intact desert
  9. On watchAsh Meadows National Wildlife RefugeMining threatens groundwater supply

Your move

How to stand for Nevada

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Nevada has defenders. It needs more.

12 groups on the record, 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 defend Nevada, 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.