Preserving the West

Castle Peaks at the Mojave National Preserve. Source: National Park ServiceA TOUR through these links may not only help you plan your next family holiday, but they also richly illustrate the natural heritage hanging in the balance of the choices we make about how to manage Western water.

Go forth and explore (but please don’t feed the bears and take your trash with you when you leave.) And when you return full of wonder and love for the West, remember the best non-profits below at tax time. To help a National Park, check with the superintendent’s office to ask about the park’s preferred cause or sister foundation.

Audubon Society

Center for Biological Diversity

California Chaparral Institute

Defenders of Wildlife

National Park Service

The Nature Conservancy

Sierra Club

Trout Unlimited

Western Lands Project


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