Momoko, tomorrow is Public Lands Day—one special day to unite in celebration of the soaring peaks, lush forests, sparkling waterways and other landscapes where wildlife roam and communities gather to hike, camp, fish and connect with nature.
This year, more than ever, it brings an important reminder: public lands belong to everyone. Not to corporations, not to political insiders, not to the highest bidder—everyone.
We hope you'll join us in honoring this moment by helping raise $50,000 to ensure public lands are protected and accessible to all for generations to come. Make a gift by midnight tomorrow and every $1 will be MATCHED 5X, up to our goal, thanks to a longtime donor—doing 5 times as much to save the wild places we cherish.
Standing up for public lands has never been more urgent, as the administration and its allies in Congress accelerate a destructive plan to sell off millions of acres to corporate behemoths, including:
- Virtually eliminating Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, so millions of acres open to hiking and camping can now be mined and drilled for profit. The Wilderness Society and our partners are suing the administration to block this illegal giveaway to corporate polluters—help power our courtroom fight with a 5X matched gift >>
- Opening up the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to mining, which will introduce the risk of toxic waste to the area's vibrant wildlife and millions of annual visitors who paddle and camp there. Your support goes 5X further to defend against these attacks >>
- Moving to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which will jeopardize the public's access to recreation in 45 million acres of "roadless" forests across the country, and put wild forests at increased risk of logging, development and devastating wildfires. Pitch in for Public Lands Day while every $1 has the power of $5 >>
- Launching a sweeping and ominous "review" of wilderness management policies that affects nearly 200 million acres of public lands and could be used to open beloved backcountry areas to development, resource extraction and unregulated motorized vehicle use—tarnishing them forever. We can't let it happen. Make your 5X matched gift now >>
The landscapes that inspire, sustain and unite us urgently need our support this Public Lands Day. Please, make your gift to The Wilderness Society right now and it will immediately go 5X as far to strengthen our critical legal work, grassroots advocacy efforts, policy expertise, scientific research and more in defense of public lands.
For generations, our shared public lands have given us so much: Clean air and water. Habitat for wildlife to thrive. Places where we can connect with nature, gather with loved ones and form memories that will last a lifetime.
It's up to us to ensure that future generations have that chance too, Momoko. Thank you for being a part of this community, and for all you do to protect public lands.
With gratitude,
Margot Krieger
Director of Membership
The Wilderness Society
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