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John,

Blasting has begun in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern
Arizona, as contractors for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol clear
sections of the precious landscape for a fortified section of border
wall.

Our national monuments are the
pride of the nation and we cannot stand by and watch as the Trump
administration moves to destroy Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
Take action now and demand Congress act to stop the destruction of
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument!

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Organ Pipe Cactus National
Monument is a UNESCO biosphere reserve, a designation conferred in
1976 to honor the land's outstanding ecological value. This
destruction undermines that very concept, and will have harmful
consequences for Organ Pipe's fragile landscape. Construction of
the border wall has already ripped up 100 cacti, including 76 iconic
saguaros that are found only in the Sonoran Desert and normally live
200 years, or more!

Organ Pipe is also home to cultural
sites and grounds sacred to the Tohono O'odham people, who are
among many Indigenous nations who trace their ancestry to lands
protected by the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Some places are too precious to
dynamite, dig up, or destroy; and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
is one of them. We cannot lose this incredible and irreplaceable
place. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is at risk of irreversible
destruction, but with your help, we can beat back this attack by
taking the fight head-on in Congress.

Take action right now to stand
up to the destruction of Organ Pipe so the National Monument is not
subject to dynamite blasting and destruction.

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Thank you for speaking up for our public lands during this urgent
time.

Jordan Schreiber
Director of Advocacy, The Trust for Public Land

TAKE ACTION NOW:

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