UNITED FOR ALASKA
Alaska’s wild lands and waters are sacred, vast, and irreplaceable.
They are alive with cultures and ecosystems found nowhere else. Yet powerful industries continue to threaten these places, the communities who depend on them, and the global climate.
For more than three decades, Alaska Wilderness League has fought back, bringing together people from across the country and standing alongside Indigenous leaders to protect Alaska’s lands, waters, wildlife, and ways of life through strong, lasting federal protections.
United, we fiercely defend Alaska.
VICTORIES
Advocacy
92 House members and 50 senators
co-sponsored a bill to protect some of Alaska’s most cherished wildlands and waters in 2024
Storytelling
Reached millions worldwide
to share why Alaska’s wild legacy is worth defending
Action
170,000+
AWL members and supporters took action in 2024
Defend Alaska
Protect Alaska’s Wild Lands
Alaska’s wild places face relentless threats from oil, gas, and mining. Your donation funds the legal challenges, policy campaigns, and advocacy that hold corporations and government accountable—ensuring these lands remain protected for generations.
Protect Alaska’s Wild Lands
Alaska’s wild places face relentless threats from oil, gas, and mining. Your donation funds the legal challenges, policy campaigns, and advocacy that hold corporations and government accountable—ensuring these lands remain protected for generations.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 5, 2026 Contact: Anja Semanco | anja@alaskawild.org | 724-967-2777 Arctic Refuge Lease Sale Exposes Administration's Reckless Gamble and the Market's Clear Rejection Anchorage, AK…
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Every time a lease sale looms over the Arctic, we hear a version of the same hopeful, persistent question: Why can’t Alaska Wilderness League—or everyday people—simply show…