Dear John,
Your support is driving improvements in renewable energy project design to ensure the transition from fossil fuels does not drive further biodiversity decline.
The growing demand for alternative energy has created a surge in utility-scale solar energy developments in wildlands, especially in the sun-drenched desert of the four-corners region of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Thousands of acres of undisturbed wildlife habitat are open for development. This year, we launched a four-year study to document the impact of large-scale solar installations on pronghorn and other wildlife.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and in collaboration with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Navajo Nation, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Land Office, and Geosystems Analysis, the data we collect will guide best practices for future solar energy development so that we can secure a just transition for all species.
But we can't do it without your support. Please give today to bolster our on-the-ground research to reconnect, restore and rewild nature across the Four Corners and beyond.
