bike seeds: Thank you for defending wilderness

Dear Momoko,

Thank you for your recent donation to The Wilderness Society! I'm thrilled to know that there are passionate people like you supporting our work, and standing up for our natural world.

For too long, public lands and waters have been predominantly managed to benefit a handful of corporate industries via harmful resource extraction like logging, mining and drilling. These exploitative uses fuel the climate crisis, endanger wildlife and disproportionately compromise the health and well-being of Black and Indigenous people and people of color; working-class communities; and communities facing environmental injustice.

Right now, thanks to your generosity, we have an extraordinary chance to reimagine and expand the promise of public lands—making them a vital part of the solution to these pressing challenges.

But we have a steep climb ahead. The fossil fuel industry wields enormous influence in Washington, D.C. and is enabled by powerful friends in Congress who put corporate interests before the health of our people and planet.

That is why today I wanted to ask you: Momoko, will you consider taking your support for wild places one step further by making a monthly donation? Your monthly commitment will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar for the first THREE months to protect public lands all year long.

This movement to protect our wildest places is powered by dedicated members like you—and some of our toughest fights are still ahead. Your monthly contributions will make a world of difference as we work around the clock to:

Permanently protect special places such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Tongass National Forest in Alaska from reckless drilling and logging.
Make public lands a key solution to the climate crisis by transitioning them away from harmful fossil fuel development to sustainable energy solutions.
Support our ongoing courtroom battles in defense of cherished wild places like the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, which have been targeted for energy development.
Prevent critical environmental laws from being weakened by anti-conservationists in the government, ensuring that the public has a voice in the future of our shared wildlands.
Transform conservation policies and practices to be inclusive, so all people can benefit equitably from public lands.
Protect 30% of U.S. lands and waters by the year 2030 to absorb climate-changing emissions, safeguard clean drinking water, ensure communities and wildlife thrive, and help the hardest hit populations adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.

Momoko, with a generous tax-deductible gift of just $15 a month, you can help us achieve these goals and protect our nation's wildest places from further destruction. Don't wait: make a monthly donation today and your gift will be MATCHED for the first THREE months.