For so many of us, a loved one first introduced us to our public lands, to feeling the freedoms they hold. A trail we wandered with a parent. A glassy lake where we skipped rocks. A big sky of possibility. A mountain, forest or river that shaped us before we had the words to explain why.
These places shape who we are. They hold our memories. And they hold a promise.
Every generation has handed down wildness. The question now is whether we will hand our public lands down to our kids and grandkids, or hand them over to people in power who would sell them off, drill them, mine them and lock future generations out.
I’ve spent my career fighting for America’s public lands. And I’ll be frank — this moment feels different. The pressure to sell off, shrink or hand over our public lands — the disdain for them — is unlike anything I’ve seen.
But alongside this darkness is something brighter and more powerful: the deep love Americans hold for our wild places.
Again and again, I’ve seen communities rally when wildlife, clean air and water, and our freedom to explore the outdoors hang in the balance.
That’s why The Wilderness Society is launching a new effort to bring communities across our vast country together with one simple demand for our public lands:
We hope these American stories move you, just as they have moved us, because they carry the wild memories we know every generation deserves to experience and pass down.
Watch the stories. Let them take you back. Then take action for the future. Add your name to our Public Lands Protector pledge to help protect the public lands that hold our memories, our freedom and the wild moments still waiting for the next generation.
For the wild,
Sincerely,
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