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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Keep public lands in public hands this Giving Tuesday ✊

TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY!

5X Match to protect the fragile Arctic from destructive oil and gas drilling.

Momoko—No place has been under attack more this year than Alaska's Arctic—home to some of the wildest, most ecologically rich and culturally significant landscapes on Earth.

In a sweeping new plan, the administration is opening every acre of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 1.56-million-acre coastal plain to oil and gas drilling—handing these irreplaceable lands over to oil, gas and mining interests so they can recklessly exploit them for profit…and sacrificing vulnerable wildlife, sacred ancestral lands and the stability of our climate in the process.

Millions of acres of fragile public lands in Alaska are at risk, but together, we are stronger than the politicians and corporations who seek to destroy them. Through MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, every dollar you give will be matched 5X—up to $1 million, thanks to a generous donor—to fight back for the Arctic and all public lands at risk.

Every $1 = $5 for the Arctic

This Giving Tuesday, keep public lands in public hands.

Here's what your 5X-matched gift will help fight against:

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
We're on the verge of irreparable damage being done, as the administration's new plan would open the entirety of the refuge's fragile coastal plain to oil and gas development. Their plan goes further than any before it—opening more land to leasing and drilling with minimal protections for the area's sensitive resources, and reinstating previously cancelled oil and gas leases, all in preparation for a new lease sale next year.
The elimination of protections in the Western Arctic
The administration has rescinded vital protections for about 23 million acres and imminently plans to revert to an oil dominant management plan that will allow oil companies to develop and irreparably harm these lands without safeguards for wildlife, fish or local subsistence needs. They're planning to hold a lease sale for up to 16 million acres in the Western Arctic, including in the most ecologically rich special areas, and are poised to approve a plan from ConocoPhillips to conduct massive seismic operations and exploration drilling with gigantic 95,000 lb. trucks rolling across hundreds of square miles, giving the public just one week to raise concerns.
Ambler Road in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
The administration recently issued permits needed for the proposed Ambler Road, a 211-mile industrial road that would slash through one of Alaska's most intact wild places to allow private industry to access the Ambler Mining District. This project threatens salmon streams, caribou migration routes and the freedom of Indigenous communities to sustain their subsistence way of life. Once a road like this is built, the damage can't be undone.

Momoko, we cannot allow these fragile ecosystems to be sacrificed to corporate polluters. We're fighting back—in the courts, in the halls of Congress, and by building overwhelming grassroots support against destroying these sacred landscapes—but we urgently need your help.

This Giving Tuesday, join us to fight for the future of the Arctic and all of our nation's irreplaceable public lands while your contribution will be matched 5X.

America's Arctic is counting on us.

With gratitude,

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Margot Krieger
Director of Membership
The Wilderness Society

Moe Witschard and Georgia and Edward Bennett

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20006

wilderness.org

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Monday, December 1, 2025

👀 Did you miss your special Giving Tuesday match, Momoko?

5X Match for Giving Tuesday: Donate now to help us reach our $200,000 goal to defend America's threatened public lands and waters!

Every dollar can be matched 5X to defend public lands from unprecedented attacks. But only until midnight tomorrow.

Momoko, America's public lands are under attack. From the far reaches of the Arctic to the deserts of the Southwest, millions of acres are being handed to drilling, mining and logging interests—threatening the wild places we all cherish. Together, we can fight back—but only if every person who is passionate about protecting our natural world acts now.

We need to raise $200,000 to power our fight to defend our shared public lands in court, in the halls of Congress and in communities across the country. And this Giving Tuesday, your impact will be multiplied 5X, up to $1 million, thanks to matching funds from a generous donor.

Because you've shown how deeply you care for our nation's public lands, we're giving you early access to our 5X Giving Tuesday match: every dollar you give will go FIVE TIMES as far to protect the landscapes we all love.

Your 5X-matched gift today will help fight:

Sweeping new plans to open every acre of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's fragile coastal plain to oil and gas drilling—an extreme attack on one of the largest intact ecosystems on Earth that disregards climate science and Indigenous rights;
Disastrous efforts to open national forests to logging, as the administration moves to rescind a key conservation policy that has protected more than 40 million acres of national forests for decades;
Reckless cuts to essential agencies that manage public lands, slashing staff and budgets as part of a deliberate effort to dismantle public lands and dissolve their professional oversight so drilling, mining and logging interests can take hold;
Rescinding vital protections like the BLM Public Lands Rule, so that our nation's largest land agency can revert back to unabashedly favoring fossil fuel development at the expense of clean air, water, wildlife and our freedom to enjoy the outdoors;
Attacks on national monuments: The administration has signaled that it may go after existing monuments like Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and legislation was recently proposed that would eliminate two national monuments in Arizona.

Public lands are so much more than coordinates on a map. They are the places offering us the freedom to hike, fish, camp and stargaze—where we find beauty and connection to something greater than ourselves. We have a responsibility to protect them for the generations to come—not hand them over to corporate polluters.

Momoko, will you pitch in today and make an early Giving Tuesday gift to help us reach our $200,000 goal and protect our nation's treasured landscapes before it's too late?

Your $35 gift becomes $175

Your $53 gift becomes $263

⬆️This amount would really help!⬆️

Your $70 gift becomes $350

Your Gift of Any Amount x 5

With gratitude,

Margot Krieger headshot.

Margot Krieger signature.

Margot Krieger
Director of Membership
The Wilderness Society

Peter Mather

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20006

wilderness.org

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SAY NO 🚫 to reckless drilling on public lands [5X Match]

URGENT: More than 200 million acres of public lands have been put on the auction block for virtually unchecked oil and gas drilling. We need your help to stop it, Momoko.

We can't stand by while our nation's precious wildlands are exploited by corporate polluters. Donate today to help us raise $200,000 and FIGHT BACK to defend the public lands that people and wildlife depend on. Now through midnight tomorrow, every dollar you give will be MATCHED 5X, up to $1 million >>

We don't have time to wait, Momoko. Will you make an emergency gift today?

—The Wilderness Society

Mason Cummings

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20006

wilderness.org

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Protect America’s public lands—every $1 you give = $5

5X Match for Giving Tuesday: Donate now to help us reach our $200,000 goal to defend America's threatened public lands and waters!

Your 5X-matched gift today will help fight:

Sweeping new plans to open every acre of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's fragile coastal plain to oil and gas drilling—an extreme attack on one of the largest intact ecosystems on Earth that disregards climate science and Indigenous rights;
Disastrous efforts to open national forests to logging, as the administration moves to rescind a key conservation policy that has protected more than 40 million acres of national forests for decades;
Reckless cuts to essential agencies that manage public lands, slashing staff and budgets as part of a deliberate effort to dismantle public lands and dissolve their professional oversight so drilling, mining and logging interests can take hold;
Rescinding vital protections like the BLM Public Lands Rule, so that our nation's largest land agency can revert back to unabashedly favoring fossil fuel development at the expense of clean air, water, wildlife and our freedom to enjoy the outdoors;
Attacks on national monuments: The administration has signaled that it may go after existing monuments like Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, and legislation was recently proposed that would eliminate two national monuments in Arizona.

Momoko, will you pitch in today and make an early Giving Tuesday gift to help us reach our $200,000 goal and protect our nation's treasured landscapes before it's too late?

Your $35 gift becomes $175

Your $53 gift becomes $263

⬆️This amount would really help!⬆️

Your $70 gift becomes $350

Your Gift of Any Amount x 5

With gratitude,

Margot Krieger headshot.

Margot Krieger signature.

Margot Krieger
Director of Membership
The Wilderness Society

Peter Mather

1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Ste. 200
Washington, DC 20006

wilderness.org

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