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John,
Legislation was just introduced in the U.S. Senate to fast-track a wave of reckless logging projects and put millions of acres of forests at risk. And the U.S. House of Representatives has already passed a similar bill.[1]
They're even calling this legislation the Fix Our Forests Act, as if the way to "fix" a forest is to chop it down.
We need to mobilize grassroots opposition right now to stop the so-called Fix Our Forests Act from passing the U.S. Senate.
We've set a goal of raising $75,000 by midnight on Earth Day to power our work to save our forests. Will you make an Earth Day donation to help keep our forests standing tall?
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America's public lands are home to tens of millions of acres of our last mature and old-growth forests.
These forests provide critical wildlife habitat, clean drinking water for millions of Americans, and endless recreational opportunities, including fishing, hiking and camping. They should be preserved for the future, not handed over to commercial logging companies.
This bill would let the logging industry bypass environmental and endangered species reviews and cut down even more trees. It's being sold as a solution to wildfires, but removing the most mature, fire-resistant trees and leaving behind highly combustible debris could actually increase the risk of wildfires.[2]
Donate to defend our forests from this pro-logging bill.
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Let's be clear: No one is more concerned about the deadly threat of wildfires than we are, and we've long supported science-based forest-management practices that will reduce wildfire risk.
But this bill isn't going to prevent wildfires. It's an attempt to fast-track logging projects that wouldn't otherwise pass scientific environmental reviews.
The result? More forest destruction, ruining wildlife habitat and cutting down the oldest and most resilient trees.[3]
To help stop this bill and protect all our forests, we need you to step up and be a guardian for the trees.
That's why we're asking you today: Please make a donation to our Earth Day 2025 Drive and help stop this attack on our forests.
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Thank you,
Ellen Montgomery
1. "H.R.471 - Fix Our Forests Act," Congress.gov, March 6, 2025.
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2. Ellen Montgomery and Amelia English, "The "Fix Our Forests Act" won't actually fix our forests," Environment America, January 22, 2025.
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3. Ellen Montgomery and Amelia English, "The "Fix Our Forests Act" won't actually fix our forests," Environment America, January 22, 2025.
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