Wilderness Watch is the only national organization that is solely dedicated to the protection and proper stewardship of the more than 107 million acres that make up the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Our NWPS, the largest system of wildlands in the world, is over one-fifth of all federal land and bigger than the area of California.
Wilderness Watch is a non-profit organization that grew out of the concern that while much emphasis is being placed on adding new areas to the NWPS, the conditions of existing Wilderness are largely being ignored. We believe that the stewardship of these remarkable wild places must be assured through independent citizen oversight, education, and the continual monitoring of federal management activities.