Articles, op-eds, press releases, photo library, and media inquiries

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Bears Ears National Monument

Rally for Greater Chaco in Santa Fe

Wildlife threatened by oil and gas development

Fracking on Utah public lands

WildEarth Guardians Press

Climate bill headed to President Biden sacrifices public lands while locking out Indigenous and Frontline communities

Aug 15, 2022

Congress allowed the good in Inflation Reduction Act to be watered-down by provisions that fund polluters and expand fossil fuel leasing on public lands

Montana’s wolf population struggling despite Montana FWP claims

Montana Standard | Aug 12, 2022

The gray wolf roamed Montana for thousands of years, balancing ecosystems in the wild places that many of us cherish today.

Judge: Lower Green Peter to Help Fish

Lebanon Local | Aug 12, 2022

Green Peter Reservoir will be lowered to historic levels this fall and early winter, during which period its dam generators will cease to produce electric power, in an effort to preserve young Chinook salmon and steelhead, a federal judge has ordered.

Media Inquiries

WildEarth Guardians engages the media to inform, inspire, and activate. You can count on WildEarth Guardians staff members for accurate information and a timely response. For general media inquires, please contact WildEarth Guardians' Media Director, Matthew Koehler, at 406.396.0321 or mkoehler@wildearthguardians.org. Specific inquires can also be made to the program directors below.

Climate & Energy Issues
Jeremy Nichols, Climate and Energy Program Director
303.437.7663 | Email | Follow   

Wild Rivers Issues
Tricia Snyder, Interim Wild Rivers Program Director
505.396.1752 | Email | Follow  

Wildlife Issues
Lindsay Larris, Wildlife Program Director
310.923.1465 | Email | Follow   

Wild Places Issues
Andrew Rothman, Wild Places Program Director
303.501.5815 | Email | Follow   

Why Guardians?

WildEarth Guardians protects and restores the wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health of the American West.

WildEarth Guardians is a 501(c)3 registered charitable organization. Tax ID 85-0406306.