John,

Will America's forests remain safe places for trees to grow tall and for wildlife to thrive? Or will chainsaws, roads and mining equipment tear these special places apart?

That's the question we're facing right now, as the U.S. Forest Service considers opening up 45 million acres of national forests to destructive development.1

Environment Colorado is working hard to keep forests standing tall -- but we need your support.

We've set a $150,000 End of Year Drive goal to power our work to save our forests in the year to come. Will you become a forest defender with a donation today?

Every single gift makes a big difference. This is how supporters like you can help save our forests:

A single tree can stand tall on its own, providing a patch of shade, a meal for a browsing deer, or a perch for a migrating songbird.

But trees standing together transform into something magical: A forest. An ecosystem. A community.

Trees share nutrients with each other through their roots, creating a living, interlinking network.2 Their roots help filter water in the soil, and their trunks help store carbon that would otherwise threaten the climate we share.3,4 A forest is a mighty living thing that shelters wildlife and nourishes the planet.

The Environment Colorado community is just as special -- and just as powerful when we work together.

Donate before the deadline on Dec. 31 to help defend our last wild forests.

How are our supporters making a difference for forests everywhere? Here are just a few ways:

• We're defending our national forests from logging and development. Together, we've sent thousands of messages to the Forest Service opposing its shortsighted plan to open 45 million acres of forest to industry.

• We're stopping forest-destroying legislation in Congress. The so-called "Fix Our Forests Act" won't actually fix our forests at all -- it would fast-track logging and open the door to destruction. We halted a similar version of this bill last year, and this year we're holding the line again.

• We're protecting the boreal forest, the largest remaining intact forest on Earth. The boreal is getting chopped down at a terrifying pace to provide lumber and raw materials for paper products. We've gathered thousands of petition signatures urging companies like Home Depot, Costco and more to not source wood products from critical habitat in this vital forest.

Will you help us keep trees standing tall, John?

Donate today to help us meet our $150,000 goal. Together, we can safeguard forests in Colorado and nationwide.

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. "Secretary Rollins Rescinds Roadless Rule, Eliminating Impediment to Responsible Forest Management," U.S. Department of Agriculture, June 23, 2025.
2. Richard Grant, "Do Trees Talk to Each Other?," Smithsonian Magazine, March, 2018.
3. Rylee Shear and Ellen Montgomery, "America's Oldest Forests and Clean Drinking Water," Environment America, February 22, 2025.
4. Ellen Montgomery, "How old forests help fight climate change," Environment America, February 13, 2023.

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.