Dear NRDC Supporter,

Imagine standing at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, gazing at ancient rock formations and petroglyphs carved thousands of years ago. Or canoeing through the otherworldly beauty of the Boundary Waters in Minnesota, where pristine lakes and storied forests stretch for miles. These are the places that define our national heritage.

Now imagine them gutted by oil rigs, scarred by mining operations, and turned into industrial wastelands.

That's the future the Trump administration wants for our national monuments and public lands.

Under the direction of Secretary Doug Burgum, the Department of the Interior is laying the groundwork to strip protections from some of America's most cherished national monuments and public lands — clearing the way for devastating oil drilling and other destructive extraction. We must act now to stop it.

Will you chip in $5 to help preserve our national monuments and protect our environment on all fronts? Every dollar you give before March 31 will be doubled — up to $50,000.

Industry has put national monument rollbacks on their deregulation wishlist. And Trump's administration is more than willing to comply.

But we can stop Trump from destroying our cherished national monuments — we've fought it before. When the first Trump administration gutted the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments we sued to restore protections. We're ready to do it all again, but we need your support.

Chip in $5 today, and your gift will be matched by a generous donor, up to $50,000.

The list of attacks on our environment gets longer by the day. The Trump administration recently announced its intention to roll back scores of critical environmental regulations, including clean air and water protections and policies confronting the worsening climate crisis. They plan to weaken pollution controls for coal-fired power plants and scrap rules meant to curb carbon emissions — trading away our future for industry profits.

NRDC is fighting back on every front. The moment these orders were announced, our team got to work:

• Our litigation team is mapping out the strongest legal strategies to protect our monuments and public lands in court
• Our policy experts immediately analyzed the details, exposing the full scope of the threats and what they mean for our public lands, wildlife, and communities
• Our media experts are making sure these attacks don't happen in the shadows — so the world is watching, and the pressure is mounting

With your support, we can stop these attacks before the damage is done.

This isn't just about natural resources — it's about what kind of country we want to be. Our national monuments tell the story of America. They are places of history, of biodiversity, of reflection. They are not for sale.

But if we don't act now, President Trump will open them up to the very polluters who bankrolled his campaign — paying them back with our nation's most cherished places.

You have the power to make a difference. Your gift to NRDC today will help defend our national monuments and safeguard our environment.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Bobby McEnaney
Director of Land Conservation, NRDC