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Virginia
Stand · Find your defenders

Who’s defending Virginia?

2 public places under threat in Virginia

2 groups have them in their care

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

2 groups are on the record for Virginia, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 7 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

Leading the fight

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

9 more work on Virginia

On the ground in Virginia

Appalachian Trail ConservancyOn the ground in VirginiaAdvocacy

The national muscle

Center for Biological Diversity15 live federal cases across all their workLegalEarthjustice5 live federal cases across all their workLegalSierra Club4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyDefenders of Wildlife4 live federal cases across all their workAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense Council3 live federal cases across all their workLegalThe Wilderness Society3 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 Virginia

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

  1. On watchShenandoah National ParkSingle private concessioner selected to run lodging and four campgrounds from 2027
  2. On watchPrince William Forest ParkData center land swap proposed on park boundary

Your move

How to stand for Virginia

GiveGive to Shenandoah National Park Trust

Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.

Their donation page ↗SpeakComment and call

Open comment windows and call scripts for fights like this one, ready to send.

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

Threatened Lands Map

Virginia has defenders. It needs more.

2 groups on the record, 7 more likely to care, Shenandoah National Park Trust with 12 staff + 191 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

Give to the trust ↗Every place, state and species
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 Virginia: 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.