John,

If you're a bee, you're battling a five-alarm fire.

Neonicotinoid pesticides are 1,000 times more deadly to bees than DDT and are fueling that fire.1

Will you make a donation to our 2025 Fiscal Year-End Drive by June 30 and help protect bees from toxic pesticides?

History has shown us that pesticides can be deadly for wildlife. One such deadly pesticide was DDT, which was so powerful it caused reproductive issues for bald eagle populations and threatened the survival of the entire species.2

DDT proved toxic for bees, too: Simply coming into contact with DDT was enough to cause tremors, convulsions and perhaps even death to an unsuspecting bee.3

And neonicotinoids? Compared to DDT, neonics are exponentially more toxic to bees.

Pollen tainted with neonics destroys bees' nervous systems and can rapidly kill entire hives.

It gets even worse. Because these pesticides are addictive, bees will return to neonic-laced flowers over and over again.4

It's no wonder multiple wild bee species in the U.S. are vulnerable to extinction.5

We simply can't afford to lose more of our precious pollinators. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by June 30. Donate now to help support our critical work on behalf of bees.

When it comes to protecting the bees, Environment Colorado has an established track record. But we need to do more, including:

• Persuade state lawmakers to restrict neonic-coated seeds, building on the momentum of banning neonics for retail sale in Colorado,
• Petition companies like Amazon and Target to halt their sales of neonicotinoid pesticides,
• Work to win funding for state wildlife plans that will protect bees and other wildlife, and
• Raise awareness about how to protect bees from extinction.

We can't do this work without you, and there's no time to waste. Will you help us meet our $50,000 goal and strengthen our bee-saving campaigns today?

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Stephen Leahy, "Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides," National Geographic, August 6, 2019.
2. "Bald Eagles in California," California Department of Fish and Wildlife, last accessed June 11, 2025.
3. Katherine Kiefer, "The politics of killing bees--pesticides," Bee Culture Magazine, April 20, 2017.
4. Steve Blackledge, "3 ways neonic pesticides are harming bees," Environment America, April 19, 2024.
5. Steve Blackledge, "Seeds covered with pesticides are killing bees," Environment America, August 13, 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.