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48 Hours For Our National Forests: The clock is ticking. What happens next is up to us. PITCH IN NOW.

Our national forests are under attack, Momoko—and now we need your help to fight back.

A wave of threats is putting millions of acres on the chopping block—opening them to logging, rolling back essential protections, and slashing critical federal funding for forest conservation. It's a deliberate effort to give away our nation's forests to corporate interests so they can profit off of the priceless public lands we all share.

Now comes the time to fight back—to band together and defend the forests that provide clean air and water, shelter vulnerable wildlife and offer communities space to connect with nature. What we do now will determine whether these dangerous threats take root—or whether we can stop them in their tracks.

That's why we're launching a 48-hour campaign to raise $15,000. Your gift will power efforts to fight back in the courts, in the halls of Congress and in communities across the nation to protect the forests that protect us. Will you make a gift before midnight tomorrow to fight for our national forests and all of our nation's treasured public lands, Momoko?

Here's what we're up against:

Logging and timber sale mandates: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act forces the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to more than double the amount of timber logged in the Western U.S., putting national forests across the country—including those directly adjacent to national parks like Yellowstone, Olympic, Sequoia, and the Tetons—squarely in the crosshairs of the logging industry.
Opening previously protected forests to logging interests: The administration is rescinding the Roadless Rule—a key conservation policy that has protected over 58 million acres of national forests for decades. This rollback will remove prohibitions on logging and road construction in backcountry wildlands, opening the door to extractive development like drilling for oil and gas.
Staffing cuts of those who manage and care for our forests: The Forest Service is being whittled down to focus more on providing timber and minerals—regardless of the impact on communities, visitor experiences, fragile ecosystems, clean water supply and wildfire risk.

We still have time to stop the worst damage—but only if we act fast. Chip in now.

RUSH YOUR GIFT

Here's why our response is so urgent:

The damage isn't done yet. This is our window to shape what happens next—and if we act now, we can still prevent irreparable harm.

Our national forests, which provide abundant recreational opportunities for millions of people every year, are also havens for wildlife and provide clean drinking water to communities. We have a deeply interconnected relationship with our forests: we protect them so they can protect us.

The administration and its anti-conservation allies in Congress are paving the way for a future with polluted drinking water—as logging increases sedimentation in waterways, polluting the water that communities and aquatic ecosystems rely upon. It's a future with rampant biodiversity loss and habitat destruction—as timber companies remove the trees and vegetation that provide food and shelter for wildlife. And it's a future plagued by even more wildfires that impact communities—as the U.S. Forest Service is gutted and resources to partners like state wildfire agencies to help fight wildfires are slashed.

DEFEND OUR FORESTS

Here's how you can help:

If every person reading this email chips in right now, we can mount the kind of nationwide defense our forests urgently need. In fact, one of the most powerful ways you can help protect forests year-round is by becoming a monthly donor. By giving monthly, you'll provide ongoing support to fight back in the courts, rally grassroots pressure and hold our nation's leaders accountable for giving away our national forests and other cherished public lands to the highest bidder.

Our forests can't wait, Momoko. Rush an emergency gift—or start a monthly donation—to help stop these extreme attacks on our national forests and protect all of our beloved public lands before it's too late >>

—The Wilderness Society