Momoko, this is it. A Day for the Wild is here—and it couldn't come at a more critical moment.
Since the new administration took office, we've seen a tidal wave of reckless giveaways to the fossil fuel industry, massive funding cuts to the agencies that care for our public lands and an overall push to drill, mine and log our way to "energy dominance," no matter the cost—actively dismantling decades of progress for the lands we love.
That's why today, we're launching a Day for the Wild—a powerful, unified response to these unprecedented attacks. We're rallying 500 supporters to rise up in defense of the public lands we all share. And your gift will be DOUBLED—but only until midnight tonight! Plus, if you make your gift monthly, it will be matched every month through the end of 2025.
Just this year, out-of-touch leadership in Washington has:
- Mandated oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Western Arctic, threatening local Indigenous communities and wildlife alike
- Put over 200 million acres of public lands on the auction block for virtually unchecked fossil fuel development
- Required quarterly lease sales in every Western state, regardless of industry interest or the potential for oil and gas, tying up land for other uses like outdoor recreation
- Announced its intent to open previously protected forests to logging by rescinding the Roadless Rule—a vital policy that has protected over 58 million acres of national forests for decades
- Slashed critical funding for agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and more
- Laid the groundwork to eliminate protections for national monuments like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, which would leave irreplaceable historical, ecological and cultural sites vulnerable to drilling, mining and other development
These attacks will just deepen our dependence on fossil fuels while destroying our climate, polluting communities, threatening wildlife and cutting off our access to the places where we hike, fish, camp and enjoy all that our public lands offer. Enough is enough. Today, we're taking a stand.
Every gift today fuels legal fights, grassroots advocacy, scientific research and conservation—led by a nationwide community of people who care deeply about the future of our shared lands and waters
Our goal is to rally 500 supporters by midnight tonight and we need your support, Momoko. Will you join us by making a MATCHED gift before midnight tonight to protect our nation's public lands? If you make your gift monthly, it'll be matched each month through the end of this year.
We've pushed back before—and won. We've stopped land sell-offs, blocked rollbacks and expanded protections for wild places across the country. But to stop the destruction happening now, we need to show up like never before.
Are you with us, Momoko?
Let's make a Day for the Wild a turning point for our nation's public lands.
—The Wilderness Society
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