John,

It's a sneak attack on our national forests: Tucked into the federal budget bill is a provision that would require a massive 25% increase in logging.1

It's already passed the U.S. House. Now, the U.S. Senate is considering whether this increase in destructive logging should become law.

That's why we need to call on our U.S. senators right away to vote against this forest-destroying proposal. Send your message today.

Our oldest trees are worth more standing. National forests are places of immense natural beauty -- and they provide countless benefits to humans, wildlife and the planet.

The trees on land managed by the U.S. Forest Service provide shelter to more than 450 endangered species of wildlife, from delicate monarch butterflies to mighty grizzly bears.2 Their roots help filter drinking water for 66 million Americans.3 And their leaves absorb carbon, filtering the air and helping to trap climate-warming pollution.

The proposed logging increase would be measured by wood volume -- meaning that bigger, older trees could be disproportionately targeted. The old, healthy trees in our national forests are those we can least afford to lose.

Take action to protect our national forests from logging now.

National forests are public lands. They belong to you and me. More than 150 million Americans visit national forests every year to enjoy the beauty of these irreplaceable places.4

We have a say in how these forests are treated -- but we need to make sure our senators are listening.

Trees take decades to mature, and they can live for centuries. If we allow the oldest trees in our national forests to be logged today, they won't return within our lifetimes.

We still have a chance to stop this proposed logging increase from becoming reality. Take action to urge our U.S. senators to protect our forests.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. "Reconciliation Recommendations of the House Committee on Natural Resources," Congressional Budget Office, May 19, 2025.
2. "Threatened & Endangered Species at ESA's 50th," U.S. Forest Service, last accessed May 19, 2025.
3. Ellen Montgomery, "Should the United States increase timber production?," Environment America, March 11, 2025.
4. Max Matza, "Cuts to national parks and forests met with backlash," BBC, March 1, 2025.