Our Goal

The Wilderness Land Trust’s goal is to acquire the more than 400,000 acres of private land that remains within designated wilderness areas by purchasing, or accepting  as donations, these lands from landowners. The Trust will then place each parcel under the protection of the Wilderness Preservation System. The Trust has no ambitions beyond achieving the goal of the Wilderness Act to create a land where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.

To accomplish its goal, the Trust:

• Has developed the financial capacity to acquire and preserve 70% of the remaining parcels in designated wilderness areas. The balance of threatened lands is protected through cooperative partners using existing tools.

• Created and maintains strategic partnerships with landowners, supporters, government agencies and conservation organizations to establish complete wilderness areas.

• Is building a $3 million land acquisition fund to achieve our goal.

Since the Trust works to place these lands into the protection of the wilderness system, we do not look to create vast endowments, only enough resources to acquire lands and hold them through the long and difficult process of transferring them to public ownership.

Help us protect wilderness by supporting the Wilderness Land Trust. Click here to make a contribution.