Dear Friend,

I am part of a team of lawyers at Earthjustice defending national forests from destruction. This work is personal to me, and I would like to share why your support is critical to helping us fight back in this moment.

Right now, the Trump administration is planning to open over 9 million acres in the Tongass National Forest to clearcut logging and road-building, threatening salmon, wildlife, old-growth forests, and the ancestral home of Indigenous communities.

This is just one of the places at risk if the administration succeeds in undoing the Roadless Rule, which has protected 130 national forests across the U.S. from large-scale logging and roadbuilding for the last 25 years.

With your support, we will continue to fight back against the recklessness of this administration and ensure these old-growth forests stand tall for many more years to come. If you give today your gift will be matched $1:$1 – doubling your impact.

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Why this fight matters.

The Tongass is one of the largest temperate rainforests on Earth butIntensive logging from the 1950s to the 1990s left deep scars on the land that are only now beginning to heal.

The forest is also the ancestral home of Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian peoples who have inhabited and maintained it for millennia, depending on salmon and deer for sustenance and its plants for medicinal cures.

The intact forests of the Tongass are crucial to supporting the wild salmon that are the lifeblood of the region’s commercial fishing economy. The trees store carbon to cool the planet and draw thousands of visitors to the region every year, benefiting the tourism and recreation economies.

Our partners in the Tongass—including Tribes, commercial fisherfolk, small-tour operators, and conservation groups—have seen enough. They say it's time to let the forest recover.

I have lived in Juneau, Alaska since 2005, and my husband and I spend a lot of time hiking, kayaking, picking berries, fishing, and otherwise appreciating roadless areas in the Tongass. From my office, I can look up at the waterfalls and trees on the edge of one of the country’s largest roadless areas. This is a place worth fighting for.

How we got here

The fight that led to the Roadless Rule began in the 1990s with an incredible mass mobilization. Earthjustice and other environmental groups engaged in some 600 public hearings and encouraged supporters to write in 1.6 million public comments – the most of any rulemaking at the time.

In January 2001, after years of lobbying, President Bill Clinton put the rule into effect, protecting 130 national forests. Our team of legal experts defeated each of those lawsuits. And when two different administrations tried to exempt the Tongass from protections, we also beat back those efforts. But industry interests are back at it, and the Trump administration has announced its intent to repeal the Roadless Rule across the across 48 states, including Alaska and the Tongass.

How you can help

I am just one of many attorneys at Earthjustice who have staunchly defended the Roadless Rule again and again. Our team has won more than 10 lawsuits to preserve it and the forests it safeguards.

But the battle isn’t over. As we’ve done so many times, we are preparing to protect our national forests with the full power of the law. We’ll see the Trump administration in court.

To take on these fights and see them through, we rely on the support of people like you. If you give today, your gift will be matched $1:$1 – going twice as far to help take on the fights ahead.

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Thank you for your ongoing support. The current onslaught of attacks on our environment can certainly feel overwhelming, and I am grateful to know that you are in our corner helping us fight back.

Sincerely,

Kate Glover

Earthjustice Attorney, Alaska Office

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