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Your adventure is calling...
Did you know that U.S. public lands lay claim to more than 50 peaks, scraping over 14,000 feet of sky? Thousands of miles of hiking trails, and world-class rapids?
From grand ascents to laidback family camping, America's national forests and BLM lands hold limitless possibilities for outdoor adventure.
“Capturing remarkable wildlife with my camera has taken me to some of the wild places in the U.S.,” says Joel Sartore. “But if we're not careful with our wildlife, photographs may be all we have left. Please join me in support of the Your Lands, Your Wildlife campaign.”
Joel Sartore is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Magazine, more at: www.joelsartore.com
Your Lands, Your Wildlife, Your Adventure
For the photographer documenting nature, the birder seeking an elusive bird or the hiker hoping to hear a wild wolf's call, wildlife means real adventure.
“When many of our ancestors arrived in the West, they sought the treasure within its mountains and streams. Today we realize that the real treasure is actually the mountains and streams themselves.”
– Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer's congressional testimony on the “Evolving West”
But wildlife can also tell us a lot about the health of the land.
Backcountry hikers crave rugged, untamed lands, just like the wolverine or grizzly bear. Whitewater rafters need clean, free-flowing waters, just like the steelhead salmon and cutthroat trout.
After all, what are wild lands without wildlife?
Read about wildlife on public lands >>
Wildlife Case Studies Map
Click on the map below to learn more about the challenges facing our wildlife on public lands across the U.S.
View Your Lands, Your Wildlife: Case Studies in a larger map