Friend,

Bumblebee populations have plummeted by as much as 93 percent over the past two decades.1

Other kinds of bees have seen similar declines. From toxic neonicotinoid pesticides (or neonics) to habitat loss to climate change, our best pollinators are being decimated.

We have to stand up for bees -- and that's where you come in, Friend. Our fiscal year ends at midnight tonight, and if you donate before then, generous donors will match your gift, doubling your impact up to $25,000 nationwide. Donate now.

None of our work would be possible without supporters like you. I've put together your latest member record -- take a look:

With your help, here's how we're going to save the bees:

• By convincing Amazon to stop selling neonics, just like we helped convince Lowe's and Home Depot to commit to taking these toxic pesticides off their shelves. And to build support, we're knocking on doors all across Colorado this summer to ask the public to join our campaign. Double your impact by donating now >>
• Calling on Colorado to ban the worst uses of neonics. Earlier this month, our sister group Environment Maine successfully led the charge to pass our nation's strongest bee protections. Double your impact by donating now >>
• Urging the Biden administration to ban the use of neonics in wildlife refuges, the places where bees should be safest, and asking the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the worst uses of these toxic pesticides nationwide. Double your impact by donating now >>

We've accomplished so much together in the past year, from securing protections for bees on millions of acres of Defense Department-owned land to winning a suspension of oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

As we look to the year ahead, I'll hope you'll be right there with us as we work to protect our pollinators, defend our public land, fight global warming, and so much more.

Donate before midnight tonight, and your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000 nationwide.

Thank you for standing with us,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

P.S. If you've already contributed to our 2021 Fiscal Year-End Drive and you're getting this email, we may still be processing your gift. Thank you so much for your support.

1. Ami Joi O'Donoghue, "Dramatic Decline Found in Western Bumblebee Populations," US News, July 25, 2020.

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.