Californians for Western Wilderness [CalUWild] is an unincorporated citizens group founded for the purpose of securing protection for the remaining wilderness areas in the western United States. The organization`s major focus is to create a constituency in California for wilderness in the West, and to encourage and facilitate direct citizen democracy through participation in administrative and legislative actions affecting wild lands in the West.



CalUWild firmly believes that private individuals can make a difference in the management of our public lands — if they possess the tools and information they need to be effective advocates for the lands they love. Our goal is to provide those tools and information. CalUWild has just one membership requirement: each member agrees to take one action a month to help protect our wilderness — a letter to the editor or a member of Congress, or a comment on a management plan prepared by an agency. Dues are voluntary, as listed below.



CalUWild collaborates with other environmental groups and collects information from the press and other sources. We then distill this into a useful form and distribute it to our members [mostly via E-mail for speed and cost-effectiveness]. We also include information on the most persuasive means of communication. Our Update is sent out at least monthly.



CalUWild is developing a network of citizens across the state poised to take effective action whenever it is needed. Our strategy has proven so successful that groups based on our model have sprung up in 19 other states. In order to become even more effective, we need to increase our membership. Therefore, we ask our members to spread the word about the organization, and help recruit new members as well.



The Utah Wilderness Bill, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, is our major legislative focus right now. In the 107th Congress, it has been introduced in the House by Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY], bill number H.R. 1613. Sen Dick Durbin [D-IL] has introduced it in the Senate [S. 786].