Help Us Reopen Escudilla Wilderness! May 19 Project with the WMCL

After last year's Wallow Fire, portions of Escudilla Wilderness remain closed. This volunteer trip plans to help with a fence project around the old lookout tower. Read more and register!

AWC Spring-Summer 2012 Newsletter Now Available!

Read about restoring wildfire to wilderness; Cochise County's Whetstone Mountains; White Mountain Candy Company; Wild & Scenic for Grand Canyon, and more...

One Shutter Click at a Time...

Check out our page of supportive Arizona photographers, who help AWC draw attention to wilderness causes all around the state. Browse their work and pay it forward...

Wilderness Stewardship: Love Your Wild Lands and Waters!

AWC's Wilderness Stewardship Program has launched from our Prescott Wilderness Center. Enjoy your backcountry and learn how to take care of it--no experience necessary!

Sonoran Desert Heritage Initiative Gaining Favor for West Valley Lands

AWC and a host of partners are working on a ground-breaking effort to protect critical wildlife habitat, recreation, and quality of life in Arizona. Get involved and show support!

Obama Administration Abandons Wildlands Policy

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has left our last special wild places in limbo by overturning his own Wildlands Policy. Take action here...

Love Your Land of Legends? Sign the Petition!

AWC is working with partner Sky Island Alliance to protect wilderness quality lands in Cochise County. Read more and sign your name...

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!

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!

Pima County Opposes Bad Border Bill

A unanimous vote from the Pima County Board of Supervisors condemns Rep. Rob Bishop's anti-conservation border bill, HR 1505. Read more...

Solar Working Group Report on Agua Caliente SEZ Now Available

AWC's Ian Dowdy submitted a comprehensive analysis on the proposed Agua Caliente Solar Energy Zone to the BLM. Read the report here...

AWC Shows City Teens How Nature Can Nurture at Saddle Mountain

A field trip to potential new wilderness outside of Phoenix opens eyes and minds to wonders of wild places. Read more...

New Poll: Arizonans Want Protected Lands, Air, Water, and Wildlife Habitat

A new poll from Colorado College's State of the Rockies Conservation in the West shows resounding support for protected public lands, clean air and water, and wildlife habitat in Arizona.

AWC's 2011 Annual Report Now Available

Track our 2011 successes and work goals for 2012 in this easy-to-read PDF file. Click here to read online.

Defending the Desert: Phoenix Magazine Touts Conservation Plan for Western Maricopa County

One of the Valley's preeminent publications discusses the benefits of the Sonoran Desert Heritage proposal, and why 2012 is the year to get it done! Read more...

AWC Cheers Sonoran Solar Project for Lessening Impacts to Wilderness, Wildlife

First major solar project on public land in Arizona gets green light from Interior. Read more...

AWC's Sam Frank on Ch.8 Horizon Discusses our Stewardship Program!

Watch Sam's video here.

NEWS: Groups Seek Improvement to BLM's Draft Plan for Sonoran Desert

Voluminous document gives cursory nod to wilderness character, cultural areas, and wildlife habitat. Read more...

NEWS: Hunting and Fishing Lands Threatened by Anti-Roadless Bill

Legislation would demolish roadless protection on 1.2 million acres of Arizona watersheds and wildlife habitat. Read more here...

AWC Statement on Uranium Withdrawal at Grand Canyon

Secretary Salazar's announcement on June 20th places a six-month moratorium on new uranium mining around Grand Canyon NP.

Check Out our Videos Page!

Recent clips from our Wilderness Stewardship Yew Thicket Trail project in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness and more...

AWC Featured on ABC 15 News

Conservation Associate Ian Dowdy interviewed with reporters at the BLM solar public meeting in Phoenix on March 1st. Watch it! Read more about solar...