bike seeds: ☀️ Summer Newsletter: Bad bills and birding hotspots

NEWSLETTER

SUMMER 2025

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The "Big, Beautiful Bill" isn't beautiful at all

The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act officially cleared Congress in early July—and it's as dangerous as we feared.

While widespread public outrage helped stop an outrageous proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands, the final bill still reads like a giveaway to polluters. It opens the door for oil, gas and mining corporations to lease more than 200 million acres of our shared public lands, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, at bargain prices and without proper environmental review or public input.

But the fight isn't over. Despite this setback we will continue to fight for public lands and we'll need you in the months ahead to help stop the worst of what this bill allows.

Sign our pledge to affirm your commitment to advocating for public lands!

Even without the public lands sell-off provision, the "big, beautiful bill" is one of the biggest public lands giveaways to the fossil fuel industry in history. The Wilderness Society, with Rocky Mountain Wild, worked together to illustrate this reckless giveaway. Check our map to see all the Bureau of Land Management lands across the Western United States that are open to oil and gas leasing. Read more.

90 years of conservation at The Wilderness Society

For 90 years, The Wilderness Society has been a steadfast force for nature and people. We've stood with communities, partnered with Indigenous nations, tracked wildlife migration to shape science-based policy and carried local public lands battles to Washington, D.C. And we will keep doing that for many years to come! Read more and watch our video!

10 spots to go birdwatching this summer

Public lands are sanctuaries for bird habitat and some of the best places to see birds. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, national parks, forests and wildlife refuges offer a diverse range of habitats that attract amazing bird species. Check out our curated list of spots for epic birdwatching.

Join us in defending public lands!

The Wilderness Society's work is only possible because of people like you. Please donate today to help protect America's irreplaceable and most vital public lands and waters.