Become A Member

You love your wilderness, and your wilderness needs you.

Mason Cummings, TWS

Choose the membership that fits you best! 

By joining as a member now, you’ll help defend our natural treasures from unprecedented threats and protect them for generations to come. 

The commitment of our members is what enables The Wilderness Society to work tirelessly to preserve the places we love, from the remote wilderness of the Arctic to the serene lakes and rivers of Maine’s north woods. As a member, you’ll make a difference each and every day in this fight and join a vibrant community of wilderness lovers who share your passion for nature and wildlife.

Membership
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Friends of Wilderness
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Wilderness Stewards
Begins at $100
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Advocates for Wilderness
Begins at $1,000
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Membership
Begins at $35
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Join the Wilderness Society today with your tax-deductible donation of $35 or more and receive these special benefits throughout the year:

  • Our annual 16-month wall calendar with beautiful photographs of the amazing wildlife and wild places your membership helps to protect
  • A subscription to our America’s Wilderness newsletter with updates on your impact, plus news about urgent challenges and threats facing our wilderness
  • Your personalized annual membership card
Friends of Wilderness
Monthly giving
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Join as a Friend of Wilderness and you’ll save time and resources while you provide the strong and steady monthly support that is urgently needed now. Your benefits include:

  • Our annual wall calendar with beautiful photographs of the amazing wildlife and wild places your membership helps to protect
  • A subscription to our America’s Wilderness newsletter with updates on your impact, plus news about urgent challenges and threats facing our wilderness
  • Your personalized annual membership card
Wilderness Stewards
Begins at $100
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Join as a Wilderness Steward and in gratitude for your very generous annual commitment you’ll receive all the Basic membership benefits along with these special privileges:

  • Opportunities to attend selected events and activities in your area
  • Exclusive phone briefings with key staff members to give you an inside view of your impact
Advocates for Wilderness
Begins at $1,000
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Advocates for Wilderness make an extraordinary annual commitment to our mission. In thanks for your generosity, you will receive all of the benefits associated with the Wilderness Steward level, plus:

  • Your personalized Advocates for Wilderness membership card
  • Your copy of On Arctic Ground, a sweeping hardcover book of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve
  • Insider updates on the latest victories and other exclusive developments in the fight to protect our wildlands
  • Your name in our Annual Report, in recognition of your support
  • A special-edition wall calendar, highlighting the breathtaking places you are helping to protect
  • A personal liaison who is available for your questions, ideas and concerns
President’s Circle
Begins at $25,000
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In recognition of those who are able to make this truly exceptional commitment to our mission, The Wilderness Society provides a selection of highly personal benefits. In thanks for joining our President’s Circle you’ll receive all the benefits associated with the Advocates for Wilderness level, along with these additional privileges:

  • Personal opportunities to travel with The Wilderness Society
  • Direct access to our brightest conservation leaders
  • Your limited-edition Wilderness chapbook by The Wilderness Society luminaries, Wallace Stegner or Aldo Leopold