John,

Honeybees just experienced one of the deadliest winters yet, and wild bees are seeing devastating losses at the same time.

Over the last eight months, hundreds of millions of honeybees have died, a rate of decline that has shocked beekeepers and raised alarm bells for the future of the smallest, hardest-working pollinators.1

One of the best ways to help save the bees is to get rid of the worst bee-killing pesticides. We're working to give bees the chance they need to survive.

This Earth Day, we're ramping up our campaigns to save the bees and all the natural places we love -- and if you donate by midnight tomorrow, your gift will be matched, up to $50,000 nationwide. Can we count on you?

Honeybees aren't the only pollinators in trouble. Our country is also home to thousands of species of wild bees.

And more than 700 of these native pollinators are inching toward extinction.2

Neonicotinoid pesticides are a widespread problem for native bees and honeybees alike, affecting their central nervous systems and killing them after repeat exposure.3

That's why we're working to expand key protections for pollinator habitat and restrict the worst uses of bee-killing pesticides. Already, Colorado has restricted the consumer use of neonicotinoids, but we have more to do.

Thanks to our national network, more than 1 in 4 Americans now lives in a state with some restriction on bee-killing pesticides.4

You make this work possible. Double your impact for the bees by making a donation of any amount before midnight tomorrow.

Bees may be some of our smallest, easiest to overlook wildlife, but the truth is, their hard work shows up in our day-to-day lives almost more than any other creature -- in your morning cup of coffee, or the apple you had for an afternoon snack, or the bright wildflower blossoms popping up in your backyard.5

When bees can thrive, our natural world can thrive. As nature blooms all around us in preparation for another vibrant summer, Earth Day is the perfect time of year to recommit to the work it will take to ensure bees have the chance they need to survive.

The American landscape has become increasingly toxic to bees. But we can keep making progress toward a future where bees can safely buzz through gardens and fields without encountering deadly pesticides.

Donate today to join our work to save the bees, and every dollar you contribute will go twice as far, up to $50,000 nationwide.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Kerry Breen, "Millions of bees have died this year. It's "the worst bee loss in recorded history," one beekeeper says," CBS News, March 29, 2025.
2. Gina Cherelus, "Hundreds of North American bee species face extinction - study," Reuters, March 1, 2017.
3. Steve Blackledge, "3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees," Environment America, April 19, 2024.
4. Wendy Wendlandt, "What's being done to save the bees?" Environment America, October 10, 2023.
5. Steve Blackledge, "Why we should save the bees, especially the wild bees who need our help most," Environment America, April 19, 2024.

Your donation will be used to support all of our campaigns to protect the environment, from saving the bees and protecting public lands, to standing up for clean water and fighting climate change. None of our work would be possible without supporters like you. Environment Colorado may transfer up to $50 per dues-paying member per year into the Environment Colorado Small Donor Committee.