Friend,

Our public lands are facing unprecedented threats, and time is running out to protect them. Scientists tell us we need to double the amount of protected lands and waters in America by 2030 to fight the climate and extinction crisis. Congress is pushing through several dangerous bills that could dismantle essential safeguards and open up our natural treasures to devastating exploitation.

Here's the urgent situation and what we're fighting against:

• Fix Our Forests Act (HR 8790): This bill could weaken environmental protections, promote excessive logging, and bypass crucial reviews, risking the health of our forests and worsening climate change.
• Save Our Sequoias Act (HR 2989): While claiming to protect Giant Sequoias, this legislation could actually harm these iconic trees by speeding up logging projects and removing key environmental protections.
• Forest Information Reform Act (FIR Act) (HR 200) & Senate Bill S 1540: These bills would exempt the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management from critical environmental consultations and reviews, ignoring new information and putting endangered species at risk.
• Cottonwood S1540: This bill aims to undermine important environmental checks established by previous court decisions, threatening sensitive habitats and wildlife.
• Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (S1348): This proposal could compromise protections for Wyoming's public lands, increasing resource extraction and reducing conservation efforts.

Protecting wild places will keep drilling and logging from dumping pollution into the air, sequester emissions, provide protection from extreme weather, homes for wildlife, and opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors together.

Your support is more critical than ever. Every donation made by September 28th—National Public Lands Day—will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. This is your chance to double your impact and help us fight back against these dire threats and protect our natural world.

Your support today will help to ensure that our public lands remain protected for future generations. Thank you for your immediate action in this crucial fight.


Dan Ritzman
Director, Conservation Campaign
Sierra Club

P.S. When you donate today, not only will your gift be MATCHED for DOUBLE the impact, but you'll receive a Sierra Club stainless steel tumbler as a token of our appreciation.