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Gold Butte proposed Wilderness, Nevada. Photo: Ron Hunter

Recent Successes

When we support an organization, we do so with confidence that they will succeed given adequate resources.  This year -- 2009 -- has already brought many exciting successes from our grantees.  In March, Congress passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which included 13 of the projects we supported with our grants. In total, the legislation designated two million acres of Wilderness, 1100 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers, and closed the 1.2-million-acre Wyoming Range to new oil and gas development. We hope you'll share our excitement about the recent return on our investments.

	Mount Hood Wilderness Oregon Wild RESULT: 128,000 acres and 80 miles of rivers protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Badlands Wilderness Oregon Natural Desert Association RESULT: 30,000 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Spring Basin Wilderness Oregon Natural Desert Association RESULT: 8,600 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Copper Salmon Wilderness Oregon Wild RESULT: 13,700 acres of pristine old-growth forest protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	E. Sierra Wilderness California Wilderness Coalition & Friends of the River RESULT: 450,000 acres & 73 miles of rivers protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	CA Desert Wilderness California Wilderness Coalition & Friends of the River RESULT: 195,000 acres and 31 miles of rivers protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Owyhee Canyonlands The Wilderness Society - Idaho RESULT: 517,000 acres and 315 miles of rivers protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Virgin River Utah Rivers Council RESULT: 165 miles of river protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	RMNP Wilderness, CO Colorado Environmental Coalition RESULT: 250,000 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Dominguez Canyon, CO Western Colorado Congress RESULT: 200,000-acre National Conservation Area designated, including 66,000 acres of Wilderness  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Virginia Wilderness Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition RESULT: 55,000 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	West Virginia Wilderness West Virginia Wilderness Coalition RESULT: 37,000 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Snake River Headwaters Campaign for the Snake Headwaters RESULT: 387 miles of river protected  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Wyoming Range Greater Yellowstone Coalition RESULT: 1.2 million acres protected from new oil and gas development  Read More YEAR: 2009
	Rogue River Dam Removal WaterWatch RESULT: One dam removed.  Read More YEAR: 2008
	Yellowstone Snowmobiles Winter Wildlands Alliance RESULT: Significant limits imposed on snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park.  Read More YEAR: 2008
	Laurel Knob Carolina Climbers Coalition RESULT: Purchased a granite climbing area and 50 acres of surrounding lands.  Read More YEAR: 2007
	Wapack Wilderness Northeast Wilderness Trust RESULT: 1200 acres protected  Read More YEAR: 2007
	Cedar Mountains, Utah Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance RESULT: 100,000 acres of Wilderness Protected  Read More YEAR: 2006
	Great Bear Rainforest Raincoast Conservation Society RESULT: 4.4-million-acre Provincial Park Created  Read More YEAR: 2006