Read our Spring-Summer Newsletter

Congratulations, Fossil Creek! Read about our stunning victory and next steps for Fossil Creek, learn about efforts to save the Chiricahua leopard frog, and work to protect wildlife corridors on the Mogollon Rim. Read it here...

ASU Exhibit Features Wilderness Photography

Semi-permanent exhibit shows AWC's work for wilderness at ASU's downtown Phoenix campus. Find out more!

Join The Earth Friends Fundraising Challenge!

Help us reach our fundraising goal so we can continue our critical work for wilderness. Click here to read about the challenge and donate to AWC!

Take Action! Protect Your Quiet National Forests from Motorized Abuse

Find helpful tips and talking points for sending your comments to the U.S. Forest Service. Read more and find your forest here!

Roadless Wild Lands Crucial for Hunting, Fishing, Wildlife Habitat

Protecting our remaining roadless wild lands in Arizona will preserve quality hunting and fishing opportunities and big game habitat. Read more...

What Natural Treasures in Arizona are at Risk?

Many of Arizona's last magnificent wild areas are also popular city escapes or family gathering spots. Read how they may be at risk...

Find Archived News Stories Here!

Looking for something old? Visit our archive of fact sheets, press releases, and formal statements from previous years here. Find them!

Omnibus Lands Bill: Fossil Creek is AZ's Second Wild and Scenic River

Passage of a sweeping preservation bill protects Fossil Creek, monuments, and Arizona's scenic trail. Watch video and read more here...

Exclusive Video Interview with Wilderness Champion Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Dist. 7)

Advocates discuss the conservation agenda for the 111th Congress and his Tumacacori Highlands wilderness bill. Read more...

See Photos from Saddle Mountain!

Participants from our late spring photo workshop at Saddle Mountain have shared their pics! See the beauty and blooms here...

ACT NOW: Protect the Tumacacori Highlands as Federal Wilderness!

Call or write to your Arizona delegation members and ask that they support Rep. Grijalva's bill to protect this Southern AZ gem! Take action now!

Lawsuit Filed Against BLM for Careless Management at Arizona Strip

Groups filed a lawsuit on January 26 to protect archaeological sites and wilderness character at the AZ Strip. Read more...

Kofa Wilderness Ruling Ignores Public's Right to Know

A federal district court has ruled that a water tank installation in the Kofa NWR wilderness was legal, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's failure to notify the public of the project. Read the full release here...