Anonymous,

Ancient, sprawling forests act as our world's lungs, taking in carbon and purifying our air -- and right now, these mighty lungs are facing a serious threat.

The Trump administration wants to allow logging in our nation's largest national forest, the Tongass, which covers much of southeast Alaska. The proposal would open the forest's lush undergrowth, diverse animal habitats and thousand-year-old trees to potential logging and mining projects.

This forest has spent centuries cleaning our air and reducing our carbon footprint. Now it's under attack, and it's up to us to step up and defend it.

We have one day left to reach our goal. Will you make a donation today to help us defend the Tongass National Forest from logging, and to make all of our environmental work possible?

The Tongass, sometimes referred to as the "Amazon of America," stores 8 percent of the total carbon emissions from the lower 48 states.1 It's also the world's largest intact temperate rainforest and is home to incredible biodiversity, from black bears and rare wolves, to foxes and bald eagles.

Logging should have no place in the Amazon of America, but the Trump administration wants to open more than half of it -- 9.5 million acres -- to development by exempting it from the Roadless Rule. Logging companies would be able to tear down trees to build roads right through the heart of the Tongass on their way to new clear-cuts.

If you donate today, you can help us reach our goal and be part of all of our work to protect beautiful, unique places like the Tongass National Forest. And until midnight tonight, generous donors will match your gift dollar for dollar, up to $25,000 nationwide.

When the Roadless Rule was first implemented in 2001, 1.6 million people raised their voices, and over 95 percent of public comments supported the rule to protect our nation's forests.2 Now, forests like the Tongass need our support once again.

We've gathered thousands of petition signatures in support of the Roadless Rule, advocated for conservation programs like the Roadless Area Conservation Act, and sent thousands of public comments in favor of protecting the Tongass to the U.S. Forest Service. And we want to do even more.

We can't run these campaigns without resources. Donate today to be part of our team working toward a better, healthier future.

Thank you,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

P.S. Our work to defend the environment can't stop and won't stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We'll keep advocating on your behalf -- at a safe social distance -- for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.

1. Wayne W. Leighty, Steven P. Hamburg and John Caouette, "Effects of Management on Carbon Sequestration in Forest Biomass in Southeast Alaska," Ecosystems, November 2006.
2. Brendan Jones, "We need the Tongass now more than ever," The Washington Post, August 29, 2019.