Resources
Get the Facts!
Select one of our online fact sheets below:
- Frequently Asked Questions About California Wilderness
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 1968
- Californians Benefit from Wilderness Protection
- Wilderness and Native Plants
- Ecological Values of Wilderness
- Facts on Wildfires
- Important Legislation affecting the Environment
Reports
Desert Fact Sheets:
- Big Morongo
- Castle Mountain Proposed Wilderness
- Clipper Mountains Wilderness Proposed Additions
- Golden Valley Proposed Wilderness Additions
- Great Falls Basin Proposed Wilderness
- Indian Pass & Vinagre Proposed Wilderness
- Milpitas Wash Proposed Wilderness
- Palo Verde Proposed Wilderness Additions
- Sleeping Beauty Proposed Wilderness
- Surprise Canyon Proposed Wild & Scenic River
- Trilobite Wilderness Proposed Additions
Archives
- California's 10 Most Threatened Wild Places 2006
- Desert Legacy: Guide to the Wild Mojave
- California's 10 Most Threatened Wild Places 2005
- California's 10 Most Threatened Wild Places 2004
- Highway Robbery in California: How the Revival of an 1866 Law Threatens California's National Parks and Wilderness (R.S. 2477)
- California's 10 Most Threatened Wild Places 2003
- Restoring California's Forests: An Ecologically Based Strategy for Reducing Severe Fires, Protecting Communities, and Restoring the National Forests of California
- Wild Harvest: Farming for Wildlife and Profitability
- Our Natural Heritage at Risk: California's Ten Most Threatened Wild Places 2002
- California's Last Wild Places (results of the Citizen Wilderness Inventory)
- Missing Linkages: Restoring Connectivity to the California Landscape
- Off Road to Ruin: How Motorized Recreation is Unraveling California's Landscapes
- Wildfire in California
2004 Wilderness Guide
A complete reference for those who enjoy the outdoors, providing essential information about every wilderness, national park, and national monument in California. Also features lovely hikes in two selected wilderness areas and a statewide map of California's nonmotorized recreation opportunities.
Useful Links
Submit your comments for the America's Great Outdoors Initiative
CWC's Talking Points for America's Great Outdoors Comments
Federal & State Agencies
- Bureau of Land Management
- US Forest Service (region 5)
- U.S. Congress
- California State Parks Department
- California Department of Fish and Game
Organizations
California Organizations
- The Bay Institute
- California League of Conservation Voters
- California Native Plant Society
- California Oak Foundation
- California Wild Heritage Campaign
- Citizens' Campaign for Old Growth Preservation
- Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC)
- Friends of the River
- Native Habitats
- Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center
- Committee to Save the Kings River
- Desert Protective Council
- Desert Survivors
- Ecology Center and Terrain
- Ecology Center of Southern California
- Forests Forever
- Friends of the Garcia
- Friends of the Inyo (Eastern Sierra Nevada)
- High Sierra Hikers Association
- Jackson Forest Restoration Campaign
- John Muir Project
- Jumping Frog Research Institute
- Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center
- League to Save Lake Tahoe
- Marin Conservation League
- Mendocino Environmental Center
- Mono Lake Committee
- Mountain Defense League
- Northcoast Environmental Center
- Sequoia Wild Heritage Project (Southern Sierra Nevada)
- Sierra Nevada Alliance
- Snowlands Network
- South Yuba River Citizens League
- Tule River Conservancy
- Tuleyome
- Ventana Wilderness Alliance (Central Coast)
- Wildlands Restoration Team (Santa Cruz Mountains)
State Organizations
- Arizona Wilderness Coalition
- California Wild Heritage Campaign
- California Wilderness Coalition: that's us!
- Friends of Nevada Wilderness
- Montana Wilderness Association
- New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
- Nevada Wilderness Project
- Oregon Natural Resources Council
- Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
- Washington Wilderness Coalition
Scientific Organizations
National and International Organizations
- American Lands Alliance
- Ancient Forest International
- Campaign for America's Wilderness
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Earth Island Institute
- Earthjustice
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Forests.org
- Great Old Broads for Wilderness
- Heritage Forests Campaign
- League of Conservation Voters
- Mountain Lion Foundation
- National Audubon Society
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- National Hispanic Environmental Council
- National Parks and Conservation Association
- National Wildlife Federation
- Natural Heritage Institute
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Ocean Conservancy
- Planning and Conservation League
- Rainforest Action Network
- Resource Renewal Institute
- Sierra Club
- Student Conservation Association
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Wilderness Society
- The Wildlands Project
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- Trust for Public Land
- Wild Earth
- Wilderness Land Trust
- Wilderness Watch
- World Wildlife Fund
