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Protecting Wild California

Join CalWild in protecting and restoring the state’s wildest natural landscapes and watersheds on public lands.

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CalWild works in acres, not hours, to ensure the long-lasting preservation of California’s beloved wild places.






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CalWild protects and restores the state’s wildest natural landscapes and watersheds on public lands. These important wild places provide clean air and water, refuges and habitat connections for plants and wildlife, immense cultural values, outstanding opportunities for recreation and spiritual renewal, and are important tools in addressing climate change. CalWild is the only statewide organization dedicated solely to protecting and restoring the wild places and native biodiversity of California’s public lands.

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Santa Cruz
Hike to Del Norte Backcountry Campground via the Del Norte Trail
Adventure entry by Andrea Iniguez | Riverside County Public Lands Fellow Hike Name: Hike to Del Norte...
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Chris Morrill
Doubling down to meet the ambitious goal of 30x30: ED Report October 2023
By Chris Morrill, Executive Director The California Natural Resources Agency held its annual 30 by 30...
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South Fork Kern
Wilderness Record Recap: A vision in 1978 for the South Kern Watershed turned wildly successful
In the Sep-Oct 1978 issue of our “Wilderness Record,” CalWild board member Bob Barnes wrote...
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