Get Outside, America! Whether you want to hike, restore a stream, clean up a beach or build a trail, the National Conservation Lands have a way for you to participate. Contact one of these great groups to find out how you can get involved!
Arizona 
Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument (Phoenix,AZ) www.aguafriafriends.org
Work with Friends of Agua Fria National Monument on wet-dry mapping the Agua Fria River or join a service project with this group just north of Phoenix.
Friends of Ironwood Forest National Monument (Tucson, AZ) www.ironwoodforest.org
Pull invasive weeds and weigh in with the BLM on best management practices with this Tucson-based group.
Cienega Watershed Partnership (Vail, AZ) www.cienega.org
Work with CWP to protect the unique landscapes and rich cultural heritage of the Cienega Watershed. Contribute your time, talent and treasure for the future of the Cienega Watershed, just southeast of Tucson.
Empire Ranch Foundation (Sonoita, AZ) www.empireranchfoundation.org
Attend a “Wild About Grasslands” camp or help rehab the Huachuca House in Sonoita.
Friends of the Sonoran Desert National Monument (Tempe, AZ) www.sonorandesertfriends.org
Go horseback riding, mountain biking, and site seeing in this Sonoran Desert gem south of Phoenix.
Friends of Saddle Mountain (Tonopah,AZ) www.saddlemountain.org
Saddle up with this great group in Tonopah for a day of service on Public Lands Appreciation Day.
Friends of the San Pedro River (Sierra Vista, AZ) www.sanpedroriver.org
Go birding or join an interpretive walk through one of America’s most beautiful and threatened riparian areas in Sierra Vista.
California
Amargosa Conservancy (Shoshone, CA) www.amargosaconservancy.org
Find your way to this ribbon of life in the Mojave Desert for an evening of star gazing through a telescope, birding walks, and a world famous date shake at the China Ranch less than 100 miles from Las Vegas.
Friends of Carrizo Plain (California Valley,CA) 
www.carrizo.org
See a carpet of wildflowers, join a fence removal project, and participate in Public Lands Day activities at this amazing national monument just outside of Taft.
Friends of the Desert Mountains (Palm Desert, CA)www.friendsoftheDesertMountains.org
Lead a field trip, monitor plant and animal species or schedule a presentation about this magnificent National Monument outside of Palm Springs.
Piedras Blancas Lightstation Assoc. (San Simeon, CA) www.piedrasblancas.org
Lead educational sessions for this group’s History Program and enjoy the sounds of surf and elephant seals snoring!
Mattole Salmon Group & Mattole Restoration Council (Eureka,CA) www.mattolesalmon.org; www.mattole.org
Participate in rapid stream surveys, temperature and habitat monitoring of for wild salmon in the shadow of majestic Redwoods near Eureka, about 3 and a half hours south of the Oregon state line.
Sanctuary Forest (Whitethorn, CA) www.sanctuaryforest.org
Hike through old growth forests, along coastal bluffs and learn about the rainforest in this remarkable Northern California gem.
Friends of the Inyo (Bishop, CA) www.friendsoftheinyo.org
Check out the Eastern Sierra as you conduct a Wilderness Campsite Inventory, or conduct motorized vehicle route inventories on Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management Lands.
Tuleyome (Woodland, CA) www.tuleyome.org
Eradicate tamarisk in the Cache Creek Wild and Scenic River and get out and work with a local rancher on livestock rotation not far from Sacramento.
Friends of Big Morongo Canyon (Morongo Valley, CA) www.bigmorongo.org
Trail maintenance and leading interpretive hikes are just a few ways to engage folks at the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve two hours east of Los Angeles.
Colorado
Colorado Canyons Association (Grand Junction, CO) www.coloradocanyonsassociation.org
Work on mountain bike trail maintenance, planting cottonwoods in riparian areas or plug into one of this groups’ many events for three National Conservation Areas near Grand Junction.
San Juan Citizens’ Alliance (Durango, CO) www.sanjuancitizens.org
Make it happen for the wilds lands and waters of southwestern Colorado with this Durango-based group.
Florida
Loxahatchee River Historical Society (Jupiter, FL) www.jupiterlighthouse.org
Tour a lighthouse built in 1860 and learn about Seminole culture from thousands of years ago all in the same exciting day a hour north of Fort Lauderdale.
Montana
Friends of the Missouri Breaks (Lewistown, MT) 
www.missouribreaks.org
Join a clean-up along this river made famous by Lewis and Clark, and afterwards enjoy a hike with spectacular scenery and wildlife viewing.
Pompey’s Pillar Historical Association (Billings, MT) www.pompeyspillar.org
Check out the most famous graffiti in the West in a gorgeous location adjacent to the Yellowstone River less than an hour east of Billings.
New Mexico
Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness (Las Cruces, NM) www.organmtnfriends.com
Enjoy the diverse flora and fauna of North America’s largest desert—the Chihuahuan Desert—just outside Las Cruces.
Fort Stanton Cave Study Project (Capitan, NM) www.fscsp.org
Learn about the science behind this subterranean world and this group’s efforts to understand its hydrology and mapping it.
Grand Circle Field School (Albuquerque, NM) www.grandcirclefieldschool.org
Walk the wildlands of the Colorado Plateau.
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance (Santa Fe, NM) www.nmwild.org
Protecting and restoring the Land of Enchantment, through many on-the-ground projects.
Paleozoic Trackways Foundation (Las Cruces, NM) www.paleozoictracks.org
Learn about the national monument outside of Las Cruces that contains stunning paleo tracks.
Nevada
Friends of Black Rock High Rock (Gerlach, NV) www.blackrockdesert.org
Out in the home of land sailors, the world land speed record, and Burning Man, you can participate in a citizen spring inventory or join one of several tours at the Black Rock Rendezvous http://blackrockrendezvous.com
Friends of Red Rock Canyon (Blue Diamond, NV) www.friendsofredrockcanyon.org
Friends of Red Rock provides volunteer staffing for this 200,000 acre gem of towering red cliffs and abundant cultural resources.
Friends of Gold Butte (Mesquite, NV) www.friendsofgoldbutte.org
Just outside the resort town of Mesquite on I-15, join Friends of Gold Butte on one of their patented introductory, “Looky-Loo” hikes to spectacular scenery or help steward and protect the many petroglyphs of the area.
Friends of Sloan Canyon (Las Vegas, NV) http://www.crowdrise.com/friendsofsloancanyon1
Walk through time in a canyon filled with the stories of the past just south of Las Vegas.
Oregon
Friends of Oregon Badlands Wilderness (Bend, OR) www.meetup.com/FriendsofOregonBadlandsWilderness/
Hike among thousand year old junipers in the rugged volcanic country just east of Bend.
Soda Mountain Wilderness Council (Ashland, OR)http://www.crowdrise.com/sodamtn
Help this group protect what they call the “Ecological loading zone to the Klamath-Siskyou Ark.”
Oregon Natural Desert Association (Bend, OR) www.onda.org
Monitor sage grouse leks, pull fencing in wildlife refuges and restore riparian areas in Oregon’s wild desert.
Utah
Citizens for Dixie’s Future (Hurricane, UT) 
www.citizensfordixie.org
Plug into their Citizens Conservation Project and help shape the future in Washington County.
Grand Staircase Escalante Partners (Kanab,UT) www.gsenm.org
Hear a talk on dinosaurs, do a star-filled hike, and learn about the science behind the crown jewel of the Bureau of Land Management’s National Monuments.