To protect and restore wildlife, wild places and wild rivers in the American West.

Founded as Forest Guardians in 1989, the original mission of the grassroots effort was to fight a logging project on northern New Mexico's Elk Mountain. As the evidence of environmental threats continued, the efforts of the Guardians expanded. Though significantly expanded our scope, our core mission to confront the threats facing the beauty and diversity of the American West has not changed. We’ve added an in-house legal team that works closely with our program directors to reform policy and uphold environmental laws. In addition, our program directors use public awareness campaigns and political pressure to protect wildlife, wild places, and wild rivers.

Wildlife
Wild Places & rivers
Climate and Energy
Conservation