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Freedom to Roam is Patagonia’s current environmental campaign. Its goal is to create, restore and protect wildways or corridors between habitats so animals can survive. Patagonia’s partners in Freedom to Roam include the Freedom to Roam Coalition, which includes other companies, conservation organizations, rural activists, recreation groups, and those who live on the land.

Many wild animals must roam to survive. Seasonal migration between habitats is a pattern passed from generation to generation. Even for species that do not seasonally migrate, the ability to find new mates in new places protects genetic health and diversity. If animals’ ability to move between habitats is blocked, scientists predict that as many as 25% of species will be extinct by the end of this century.

Corridor Hotspots Map
Different animals require different roaming areas and migration corridors. One animal may require one square mile while another may need 1,000 square miles. This map illustrates eight corridor hotspots – each one connected with an iconic animal species. We selected these hotspots to represent a diverse array of species and habitats, across our entire country. Click on the map to learn more about these incredible animals, and the inspiring organizations that are working to protect them.

Three pressing problems make this campaign urgent:
1. Global Warming and its effects on habitat (drought, flooding, glacier melt, warming temperatures).

2. Human development, including housing sprawl, energy and resource extraction, population growth, expanding urban areas, and highways and freeways.

3. Diverse and competitive land-use across large corridor areas, including the rights of private landowners, parks and their uses, national forests, the needs of recreationists.

What we can do
Create, restore and protect wildways or corridors linking animal habitats, parks and other protected areas and migration routes.