Friends Group · San Francisco, CA
Yosemite Conservancy
Named for Yosemite
105 staff + 362 volunteers70¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1923
Stand · Find your defenders
Who’s defending Yosemite?
19 groups have it in their care
National park in California, 761,748 acres, managed by the National Park Service, designated in 1890.
The defenders
The groups doing the most work here
2 groups are on the record for Yosemite, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
71–76% match
Friends Group · Bishop, CA
Friends of the Inyo
Yosemite is written into their mission
15 staff + 300 volunteers73¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1986
17 more groups also work this ground
On the ground in California
Channel Islands Park FoundationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupLassen AssociationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupPoint Reyes National Seashore AssociationThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupSave the Redwoods LeagueThey work only in CaliforniaLand TrustCalifornia Wilderness CoalitionThey work only in CaliforniaGrassrootsKlamath Forest AllianceCalifornia is one of the 2 states they work inFriends Group
More ways in
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens AssociationsThey work only in CaliforniaCoalitionSierra Forest LegacyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupVentana Wilderness AllianceThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupRecreational Boaters of CaliforniaThey work only in CaliforniaRecreationPacific Crest Trail AssociationCalifornia is one of the 3 states they work inTrailsTahoe Rim Trail AssociationCalifornia is one of the 2 states they work inTrailsGolden Gate National Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupRedwood Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupSequoia Parks ConservancyThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupFriends of the Desert MountainsThey work only in CaliforniaFriends GroupWestern National Parks AssociationWorking this regionFriends Group
The situation
What’s happening to Yosemite
Where John Muir looked up at granite walls and decided some places belonged to everyone. Yosemite’s waterfalls, sequoia groves, and alpine meadows draw four million visitors a year. NPS staffing cuts now threaten to leave the birthplace of the conservation movement without enough rangers to protect it.
- 1890Established as national park
- 2025NPS budget cuts threaten park staffing
Staffing cuts threaten park management
Source: National Park Service · March 1, 2025
No public comment window is open on Yosemite right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
How to stand for Yosemite
GiveGive to Yosemite Conservancy
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
Their donation page ↗SpeakCall your representativesA ready call script on Yosemite, plus any comment window as it opens.
Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the mapEvery threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.
Threatened Lands MapYosemite has defenders. It needs more.
2 groups on the record, Yosemite Conservancy with 105 staff + 362 volunteers. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.