The Wildlands Conservancy

The Wildlands Conservancy We protect and rewild important landscapes and open them to the public for free. Visit one of our 25 nature preserves.

Founded in 1995, The Wildlands Conservancy (TWC) is dedicated to preserving the beauty and biodiversity of the earth and providing programs so that children may know the wonder and joy of nature. In working to achieve this mission, TWC has established the largest nonprofit nature preserve system on the West Coast, comprising 23 preserves encompassing 192,000 acres of diverse mountain, valley, dese

rt, river, and coastal landscapes. These preserves are open to the public free of charge for passive recreation, including camping, hiking, picnicking, birding, and more. Ultimately, saving our treasured landscapes from development means educating and instilling a love for nature in future generations. For this reason, TWC is also the state’s nonprofit leader in providing free outdoor education opportunities for California youth. Through these programs and our reverent stewardship of preserves—visited by more than 1.5 million people per year—we foster a love and respect for life in all of its magnificent forms.

Earth Day is the perfect time to take a pause, appreciate the beauty around us, and reflect on ways to make it even bett...
04/22/2026

Earth Day is the perfect time to take a pause, appreciate the beauty around us, and reflect on ways to make it even better. That's why we show up year-round: stewarding the land, rewilding what was lost, and uplifting the next generation of stewards who will carry this work forward.

Migratory birds can't complete their journeys in one go. They depend on a chain of healthy stopover lands to rest, refue...
04/17/2026

Migratory birds can't complete their journeys in one go. They depend on a chain of healthy stopover lands to rest, refuel, and keep going 🌲🌿🏜️

Rufous Hummingbird tracking native blooms and Olive-sided Flycatchers in the high elevation forests are only a few of the travelers that can be found on our preserves as they stop to refuel. Riparian corridors, coastal estuaries, and high desert oases are some of the most critical fuel depots along their paths.

🔗 Read about the landscapes birds rely on, and the restoration work helping them complete the trip at wildlandsconservancy.org/stories/following-the-flyway

Photos:
Rufous Hummingbird | Photo by Abby Shiflett
Yellow Warbler | Photo by Emily Buschi
Olive-sided Flycatcher | Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
Least Bell's Vireo nest | Photo by Clinton Christensen

🌎 April is Earth Month and you can celebrate by getting outside to visit or help keep these lands beautiful. Join us for...
04/02/2026

🌎 April is Earth Month and you can celebrate by getting outside to visit or help keep these lands beautiful. Join us for hikes, volunteer days, night walks, and more this month!

Apr 3 — Volunteer Day: Plant Watering | Wind Wolves Preserve
Apr 7 — Stewardship Day | Jenner Headlands Preserve
Apr 11 — Forest Bathing: Sunrise Meditation | Wind Wolves Preserve
Apr 17 — Nocturnal Neighbors Night Walk | Whitewater Preserve
Apr 18 — Wildflower Guided Hike | Rana Creek Preserve
Apr 19 — Beginner Bird Banding Demo | Whitewater Preserve
Apr 22 — Earth Day Planting Volunteer Day | Wind Wolves Preserve
Apr 25 — Family Camping Night | Wind Wolves Preserve
Apr 26 — Springtime Stroll | Mission Creek Preserve

🔗 Register and learn more about this month's events at https://wildlandsconservancy.org/events/landing

03/26/2026

🏞️ If you follow the water back far enough along the approximately 18,000-year-old river that flows through Whitewater Preserve, you'll see that it starts as snow on the peak of San Gorgonio. Mixed with runoff from previous rainfall, the water flows through three main tributaries, which coalesce into a single channel. This water typically flows year-round, but a significant portion disappears into the mountain itself, recharging the aquifers beneath Coachella Valley, then working through rock and sediment before returning as springs — fed from above and stored below as it always has💧

03/18/2026

We plant Cobweb Thistle knowing we won't be the only ones who benefit 🌸

Cobweb Thistle (Cirsium occidentale) is one of the native species we're nurturing across Wind Wolves Preserve and is a main food source for painted lady and crescent butterflies. 🦋

Want to help steward beautiful landscapes and support local wildlife? Find a Preserve near you at https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserves/findapreserve

Join us this month for hikes, 10th year celebration, stewardship days, festivals, and more across our preserves! Mar 7 —...
03/05/2026

Join us this month for hikes, 10th year celebration, stewardship days, festivals, and more across our preserves!

Mar 7 — Fitness Walking with Hiking Poles | Jenner Headlands Preserve
Mar 7 — Wildflower Guided Hike | Rana Creek Preserve
Mar 14 — Invasive French Broom Removal | Rana Creek Preserve
Mar 14 — Springtime in the Redwoods Guided Hike | Jenner Headlands Preserve
Mar 15 — Sand to Snow National Monument 10th Year Celebration | Whitewater Preserve
Mar 17 — Stewardship Day | Jenner Headlands Preserve
Mar 21–22 — Spring Nature Festival | Wind Wolves Preserve
Mar 28 — Wildflower Hike | Estero Americano Coast Preserve
Mar 28 — Wildflower Guided Hike | Rana Creek Preserve

🔗 Find more events here: https://wildlandsconservancy.org/events/landing

🌼 Owl's clover. California goldfields. Poppies. And so much more. Don't miss the wildflower blooms sweeping across our p...
02/27/2026

🌼 Owl's clover. California goldfields. Poppies. And so much more. Don't miss the wildflower blooms sweeping across our preserves. You never know what you might find and there's no better time to wander in and Behold the Beauty!

To find peak blooms near you, visit https://wildlandsconservancy.org/springblooms2026

Photos by Melissa Dabulamanzi

🏜️ Ten years since the national monuments were designated 🏔️A decade ago, 1.75 million acres of California's Mojave Dese...
02/12/2026

🏜️ Ten years since the national monuments were designated 🏔️

A decade ago, 1.75 million acres of California's Mojave Desert were protected forever as Sand to Snow and Mojave Trails National Monuments.

These landscapes go from scorching desert floor to the 11,503-foot summit of San Gorgonio Peak, covering five ecosystems. 1,600+ plant species. 240 bird species. Desert springs that keep bighorn sheep and tortoises alive. Some of the last truly dark skies in America. The most pristine stretch of Route 66 left.

But this didn't just happen. It took decades of work and the largest conservation land gift in U.S. history—580,000+ acres acquired and protected by The Wildlands Conservancy. Years of advocacy led by desert champion Senator Dianne Feinstein and our co-founder, David Myers, and joined by Tribal nations, local communities and businesses, environmental organizations, and countless others, finally made monument designation a reality.

A decade later, these monuments still face threats. But they're still standing. Still wild. Still worth fighting for.

Photos by Jack Thompson.

Read the full story, here: https://wildlandsconservancy.org/stories/nationalmonuments10years

More fresh-air moments this month 🌿✨Experience morning light filtering through the trees, turning creeks into a ribbon o...
02/04/2026

More fresh-air moments this month 🌿✨

Experience morning light filtering through the trees, turning creeks into a ribbon of moving glass. Or put on gloves to rip invasive plants from the earth, creating more space for native wildflowers to breathe.

Come be part of it all 💚 See our upcoming events and volunteer opportunities+ sign up here: https://wildlandsconservancy.org/events/landing

In 2025, people didn’t just browse trail pages — they listened to the land calling and answered with muddy boots, sun-wa...
01/28/2026

In 2025, people didn’t just browse trail pages — they listened to the land calling and answered with muddy boots, sun-warmed shoulders, and miles that turned into memories.

2025 Stats (Provided by AllTrails):
💚 400M trail page views
🌳 33M hours outside
🥾 252M miles recorded

To everyone who left a review, posted a photo, or logged an activity — thank you. You’re helping people fall in love with the outdoors, one trail at a time.

Drop your next trail adventure in the comments! 👇

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