Friend,

On warm, beautiful spring days, bees deserve a lot of thanks. Our pollinators are responsible for our favorite wildflowers, blossoming trees and springtime bouquets -- not to mention a lot of the food we eat, from apples and strawberries to peaches and watermelon.1

But our springtimes are threatened as bees face devastating challenges. In fact, a new study showed that a quarter of known wild bee species haven't been seen since 1990.2

Donate today to help support our work to save the bees. Every gift we receive before Earth Day will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000 nationwide.

Today, you have a chance to double your impact. Every dollar you donate before midnight on Earth Day will be matched up to $25,000 nationwide. Help us reach our goal by donating today.

There is good news for the bees. We know exactly what we can do to help protect them: stop using pesticides that threaten their health. Neonicotinoids, or neonics, a class of toxic pesticides, are known to be a leading cause of mass bee die-offs.3

The answer is simple: We need to ban the worst uses of neonics. States like Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts have already successfully passed partial neonic restrictions.4

We need Colorado to follow suit. Support our work to save the bees -- and double your impact by donating today.

With smart organizing and the support of people like you, we can get more states on board and protect our pollinators before we lose them forever. Donate today to make our work possible.

Thank you,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

1. "The importance of pollinators," University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, 2021.
2. Patrick Barkham, "A Quarter of Known Bee Species Haven't Been Seen Since 1990," Wired, January 30, 2021.
3. Matt McGrath, "Neonic pesticide linked to long-term wild bee decline," BBC, August 16, 2016.
4. Deirdre Cummings, "MASSPIRG applauds new regulations to protect pollinators," MASSPIRG, March 1, 2020.

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