Friends Grassroots Network

Turning local passion into acres protected.

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People create change

We know from experience that durable public lands conservation requires local people who fight for the land day in and day out.

Our Friends Grassroots Network is a national movement of more than 80 community-based organizations focused on protecting, restoring, and expanding National Conservation Lands.

Some of these groups are all-volunteer led, while others have paid staff. They host hikes, undertake restoration projects, and serve as local sentries to protect the lands all of us love and need.

We fuel the diversity and impact of this national movement and harness the collective power of our Friends Grassroots Network to:

Rally communities in support of National Conservation Lands and other vulnerable public lands that need protection.

Remind elected officials how much people value and depend on these special places.

Bring local voices to influence all levels of government, from county commission meetings to Washington, D.C.
Photo: McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Colorado

Help us protect the lands you love

Through grant giving, capacity building, and field support, we increase the impact of our Friends Network. We support the operations of these local organizations, connect them to policymakers, and ensure that their voices are at the table.

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Community leaders in action

See our Friends Grassroots Network in action and how they're making a difference every day.

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Find a Friends group near you

  • Archaeology Southwest
    A private non-profit that explores and protects heritage places while honoring their diverse values.
  • Friends of Arizona Joshua Tree Forest
    The Grapevine Mesa-Joshua Tree Forest is the largest and densest forest of its kind in the world. We're working to permanently protect it for everyone to enjoy.
  • Friends Of Ironwood Forest
    Friends of Ironwood Forest works for the permanent protection of the biological, geological, archaeological, and historical resources and values for which the Ironwood Forest National Monument was established.
  • Friends Of The San Pedro River
    FSPR is a mostly volunteer nonprofit dedicated to the conservation & restoration of the San Pedro River through advocacy, education & interpretation.
  • Keep Sedona Beautiful
    Keep Sedona Beautiful, Inc., acting through the stewardship of its members and volunteers, is committed to protect and sustain the unique scenic beauty and natural environment of the Greater Sedona Area.
  • Amargosa Conservancy
    Dedicated to the future of the #Amargosa Watershed, and the natural and human communities that live there.
  • BLU Educational Foundation
    BLU Educational Foundation provides educational and human services programming to youth, adults and organizations, with a mission to build healthy productive communities.
  • Calwild
    Protecting California's Wild Public Lands and Rivers -- the voice for wild California
  • Carrizo Plain Conservancy
    The mission of the Carrizo Plain Conservancy is to create Conservation Initiatives, and facilitate on-going conservation and restoration efforts on the Carrizo Plain.
  • Fort Friends
    Fort Ord Recreation Trails (FORT) Friends is a local non-profit created by people who share a passion for the trails on the former Fort Ord military base.
  • Friends of Headwaters
    The Headwaters Forest Reserve is 7,472 acres of public land located 6 miles southeast of Eureka, CA.
  • Friends of the Amargosa Basin
    Supporting the Diversity of Life in the Amargosa Basin by Protecting it's Land, Water and Beauty-Promoting the formation of an Amargosa Basin National Monument.
  • Friends Of The Carrizo Plain
    The Friends of the Carrizo Plain (FOCP) supports the Education, Interpretation, and Conservation of the Carrizo Plain National Monument.
  • Friends Of The Desert Mountains
    The mission of the Friends of the Desert Mountains is to preserve land, to support education, conservation and research in the Coachella Valley, and to act as the support organization for the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
  • Friends Of The Inyo
    Preservation, exploration, and stewardship of the Eastern Sierra's public lands.
  • Friends Of The Lost Coast
    The mission of the Friends of the Lost Coast is to inspire a passion for learning about, understanding and preserving the natural life of the Lost Coast in students, the local community and visitors.
  • Latino Outdoors
    We inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.
  • Mattole Restoration Council
    The Mattole Restoration Council believes that the Mattole watershed and its human residents are fundamentally dependent on one another for health and prosperity.
  • Mattole Salmon Group
    The Mattole Salmon Group was formed in 1980 by Mattole Watershed residents determined to improve and restore the remnant runs of native Mattole salmon.
  • Mojave Desert Land Trust
    Mojave Desert Land Trust protects the Mojave Desert ecosystem and its scenic and cultural resource values.
  • Native American Land Conservancy
    Our mission is to acquire, preserve and protect Native American sacred lands through protective land management, educational programs, and scientific study.
  • Outdoor Outreach
    To connect youth to the transformative power of the outdoors.
  • Piedras Blancas Light Station Association
    Provide resources to restore and preserve Piedras Blancas Light Station to its period of greatest historical significance, provide educational opportunities to the public, and facilitate scientific research.
  • Redwood Parks Conservancy
    Our mission is to foster understanding, enjoyment, and stewardship by providing support to our partner agencies – the National Park Service, California State Parks, and U.S. Forest Service – who are entrusted with the care of northern California’s public
  • Sanctuary Forest
    An innovative land & water trust that seeks to conserve and steward the Mattole River valley and surrounding areas.
  • Sempervirens Fund
    Sempervirens Fund is California’s first land trust and the only organization dedicated exclusively to protecting the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
  • Transition Habitat Conservancy
    Transition Habitat Conservancy protects transition zone and wildlife corridor ecosystems and their scenic, agricultural, and cultural resource values in the West Mojave Desert.
  • Trinidad Coastal Land Trust
    TCLT is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting for the public benefit the natural beauty and character of the Humboldt County Coast from Little River to Big Lagoon.
  • Tuleyome
    Tuleyome engages in advocacy and active stewardship with diverse communities to conserve, enhance, restore, and enjoy our public lands. #MonumentsForAll
  • Colorado Canyons Association
    Colorado Canyons Association fosters community stewardship, education and awareness of our National Conservation Lands with a focus on McInnis Canyons, Dominguez-Escalante, and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Areas (NCA’s) in western Colorado.
  • Colorado Wildlands Project
    CWP wields policy, legal, political, organizing and communications expertise to protect and defend BLM wildlands on the Colorado Plateau.
  • Dolores River Boating Advocates
    Dolores River Boating Advocates protects and enriches the recreational and ecological values of the Dolores River through advocacy, stewardship and education.
  • Friends of Browns Canyon
    Rafting, hunting, fishing, hiking and more in Browns Canyon, Colorado. Help conserve this spectular landscape for America's Future!
  • Friends of the Yampa
    A non-profit in Steamboat Springs dedicated to protecting and enhancing the recreational and environmental integrity of the Yampa River and its tributaries
  • Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance
    SCCA collaborates with BLM to engage the community through education, outreach, and stewardship for the use and enjoyment of the natural and cultural landscape of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and nearby public lands.
  • Wild Montana
    Uniting and mobilizing communities to keep Montana wild.
  • Blacks in Nature
    Blacks in Nature is a 501c3 organization that creates accessible outdoor experiences for people of color in kayaks, lakes, hiking trails, snow, a garden, fishing, and just about anywhere there are open skies above.
  • Friends of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
    Friends of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, formerly Friends of Walking Box Ranch, was born after the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Southern Nevada in 2021.
  • Friends Of Black Rock High Rock
    Honoring the diversity of the Great Basin, its delicate ecosystems, wildlife, and intelligent use of the Black Rock Desert - High Rock Canyon
  • Friends of Gold Butte
    Our mission is to promote the responsible enjoyment of the Gold Butte National Monument.
  • Friends of Nevada Wilderness
    Friends of Nevada Wilderness is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to preserving Nevada's wild heritage by caring for & defending our public lands #DontBombTheBighorn
  • Friends Of Sloan Canyon
    A group of dedicated volunteers helping preserve and conserve The Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. Share the #sloancanyon love!
  • Get Outdoors Nevada
    Get Outdoors Nevada connecting people of all backgrounds and ages to Nevada's diverse outdoor places through education, service, community engagement and collaboration.
  • Indigenous Voices of Nevada
    Indigenous Voices of Nevada is an emerging nonprofit organization that works on issues impacting Native Americans in Nevada, with a platform rooted in indigenous values.
  • Save Red Rock
    Our mission is to preserve and enhance the natural, recreational, educational, scientific and scenic resources of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
  • Trail Access Project
    Trail Access Project strives to help those with physical disabilities have safer, more meaningful outdoor experiences in public lands and parks.
  • Native Land Institute
    The Native Land Institute is an organization dedicated to advancing economic, environmental, and social justice for indigenous communities across the Southwest and beyond.
  • New Mexico Wild
    The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and wilderness areas.
  • New Mexico Wildlife Federation
    To protect New Mexico’s wildlife, public lands and outdoor way of life now and for future generations of sportsmen and women.
  • Upper Gila Watershed Alliance
    The Upper Gila Watershed Alliance is a non-profit watershed protection and conservation organization working to promote the long-term health of the Upper Gila Watershed and its communities of life.
  • Frontera Land Alliance
    We conserve water and wildlife resources forever through the preservation of open land.
  • Conserve Southwest Utah
    Conserve Southwest Utah works to conserve our area's water, air, public lands, cultural resources and quality of life by engaging our community in stewardship, outreach and advocacy.
  • Grand Staircase Escalante Partners
    Honoring the past and safeguarding the future of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument through science, conservation, and education. Become a member!
  • Utah Diné Bikéyah
    Utah Diné Bikéyah works to protect and preserve cultural uses of public lands by Tribes, and actively supports protecting the Bears Ears region of SE Utah.
  • Islanders For The San Juan Islands National Monument
    Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument worked for the permanent protection of the BLM lands in the San Juan Islands. Now that the National Monument has been protected, they work as its advocates.

Are you a Friends Grassroots Network member?

Check out our Grassroots Advocacy Program to explore tools, trainings, and other resources

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