Founded in 1998, the Ventana Wilderness Alliance (VWA) is a California nonprofit corporation with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. It is dedicated to protecting the wildlands of California's northern Santa Lucia mountain range. VWA is composed of people from all walks of life who share a love of Wilderness and a goal to ensure it remains wild in perpetuity.
Fall 2018 NewsletterThanks to the Wilderness Act, despite millions of human inhabitants, and against all odds, 270,000 acres of California’s Central Coast shall remain forever wild. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 2. This landmark law enables the perpetual preservation of free-flowing waterways like the Big Sur River. The Silver Peak Wilderness safeguards myriad ecological wonders (including the southernmost redwoods) along the Monterey-San Luis Obispo county line. The mighty Ventana Wilderness spans from the steepest coastal rise in the contiguous United States to the largest valley oak savanna in public hands. It’s beloved enough to have become the most frequently expanded unit ...
For over a decade the Ventana Wilderness Alliance has led the grassroots effort to protect the wilderness qualities of the Ventana Region, along the Big Sur Coast. VWA volunteers also contribute thousands of hours each year maintaining the public trails in the Ventana back country. I support their conservation work and endorse the Ventana Trails Forever campaign.
- Robert Redford, Actor, Director, Conservationist
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