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Giving Day is here. Multiply your impact 7X for Public Lands!.

Momoko, we're thrilled to share some BIG news with you this morning as we officially kick off The Wilderness Society Giving Day: until midnight, every dollar you pitch in will be MATCHED 7X by a longtime donor, up to $375,000!

This 7X match couldn't have come at a better time, because this year's Giving Day is much more than a celebration. It's a collective call to action, and an opportunity for our community nationwide to unite in defense of our freedom to enjoy the lands, waters and wildlife we cherish so deeply. The administration and its pro-polluter allies in Congress are accelerating a wave of devastating rollbacks that will pave the way for industrial destruction in some of our nation's most beloved public lands, including:

Oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Western Arctic, a massive threat to the survival of vulnerable species like polar bears and caribou and a betrayal of the Alaska Native communities that have stewarded these lands for generations. Together we can protect America's Arctic: Make your 7X-matched gift today >>
Mining and drilling in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, which have been virtually abolished by the administration. Fight back 7X harder to defend our national monuments >>
Drilling in the Greater Chaco Region, which would imperil a sacred living landscape of deep importance to the ongoing cultural practices of the Pueblo, Hopi and other Indigenous peoples throughout the Southwest. Make 7X the impact to protect Chaco Canyon and other public lands >>
Mining in the pristine headwaters of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, exposing one of the country's most visited wilderness areas—and the hundreds of thousands of people who explore it each year—to toxic waste. Until midnight, $1 has the impact of $7 to defend special places like the Boundary Waters >>

Match My Gift 7X

Today's not only Giving Day: it's also the anniversary of the Wilderness Act, a landmark victory for conservation and a cornerstone of The Wilderness Society's founding legacy. But the attacks described above threaten the very wildlands that the Wilderness Act was designed to protect—and betray our shared responsibility to pass them on to future generations.

We're calling on 500 supporters like you to pitch in with a special gift before midnight, and carry forward this vital legacy of conservation. Every dollar will have 7X the impact to power the critical work of our lawyers, policy experts, grassroots organizers, scientists and more to fight for the future of our public lands.

These lands are ours to share, Momoko: where fresh air and clean water flow, wildlife thrive, and millions of people connect with the natural wonders around us. We will not let them be sold off to the highest bidder—not now, not ever.

Thank you for your support, your generosity and your determination in the face of adversity.

—The Wilderness Society