An Overview
The Sierra Club's Wild Legacy conservation initiative seeks to engage a broad spectrum of citizens around the value of protecting wildlife, public lands and special places and block threats to these lands from commercial logging, mining, abusive recreation, and overgrazing.
Key components include:
 Protecting wildlife and their habitat by pushing for strong enforcement and funding of the Endangered Species Act and resisting attempts to weaken it. We also want to increase protection for wildlife habitats on public lands by creating new wildlife refuges and other protected areas.
Protecting and defending state and federal wildlands, including the more than 60 million acres of roadless national forests. We are also working for full protection of Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Areas and endangered wild private lands such as the Maine Woods.
Investing in America's crown jewels, and ensuring that our parks, monuments, and wildernesses have the necessary resources and management to protect them in perpetuity. The newest national monuments that President Clinton designated are at risk from loggers, energy interests, and off-road vehicles. Even treasured national parks such as the Everglades and Yellowstone are threatened by exploitation.
We need your help to fulfill these visions. Contact your local chapter or go to sierraclub.org/wildlegacy to find out more.
Photo: National Park Service, used with permission.
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