Friends Group · Terlingua, TX
Big Bend Conservancy
They work only in Texas
2 staff + 21 volunteers74¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1996
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending Texas?
4 public places under threat in Texas
14 groups have them in their care
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
6 groups are on the record for Texas, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
Advocacy · Washington, DC
National Parks Conservation Association
Plaintiff in the challenge to the blanket Gulf oil and gas endangered species exemption, naming Padre Island among the threatened parks
Fighting for Padre Island
217 staff + 900 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1919
Advocacy · Reston, VA
National Wildlife Federation
Co-plaintiff in the God Squad suit over Gulf drilling impacts on Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
Fighting for Padre Island·1 live federal case across all their work
505 staff + 4,000 volunteers86¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1936
Legal · Charlottesville, VA
Southern Environmental Law Center
Filed the D.C. Circuit challenge to the Gulf-wide exemption for the plaintiff coalition
Fighting for Padre Island
267 staff + 43 volunteers83¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1986
Friends Group · Tucson, AZ
Western National Parks Association
On the ground in Texas
229 staff + 29 volunteers94¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1938
8 more groups also work on Texas
The national muscle
Center for Biological Diversity20 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra 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 workWatchdog
The places
Under threat in Texas
Each has its own page with the groups on the record for it. The most urgent first.
Critical threatPadre Island National SeashoreGod Squad exempts Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act- Critical threatBig Bend National ParkBulldozers begin clearing parkland for border barrier work
- Critical threatLower Rio Grande Valley NWR (Boca Chica)FWS approves land exchange giving refuge acres to SpaceX
- Threat developingNational Forests in Texas (Oil & Gas Leasing)EIS would open 500,000 acres to oil and gas leasing
Your move
How to stand for Texas
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Threatened Lands MapTexas has defenders. It needs more.
6 groups on the record, Big Bend Conservancy with 2 staff + 21 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.