John,
We’re gearing up for some major battles in Washington. We are working hard on Capitol Hill, but we need your help to convince enough members of Congress to do the right thing for public lands.
You may remember that two years ago, the Trump Administration reduced Bears Ears National Monument to just 15 percent of its original size. Nearly half the land in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was also removed, and eight more national monuments are still on the chopping block.
We did not take these assaults on our monuments lying down. Our Federal Affairs team has been working tirelessly to gather support for two bills:
The Bears Ears Expansion and Respect for Sovereignty Act (H.R. 871) proposes to expand Bears Ears to 1.9 million acres — restoring and adding to protections for over 100,000 archeological and cultural sites that are currently at risk.
The Antiquities Act of 2019 (S. 367 and H.R. 1050) would protect National Monuments designated or expanded since 1996 and ensure that presidents cannot cut back or eliminate these special places without congressional approval.
These bills MUST be passed in order to minimize long-term devastating consequences for Bears Ears and other national monuments. We need your help to make it happen.
And don’t forget that your tax-deductible donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
Give
$35
and it will be matched with another
$35
to become
$70.
A gift of
$50
becomes
$100,
and
$100
becomes
$200.
In other words, the special contribution you make today will do twice as much to support our efforts on behalf of the two bills I just mentioned, as well as bills to
- prevent the sale of public lands to states or private companies, unless authorized by Congress,
- give a tax deduction to people who donate their land to help close gaps in our National Scenic Trails,
- create and fund urban forestry programs to naturally offset carbon emissions,
- lower the barrier to getting outside by providing grants for parks and recreation projects in underserved communities,
- and provide grants for making public lands more accessible with public transit.
John, what’s at stake here is the legacy of our nation. Will our children and future generations live in a country that cherishes the gifts that nature has given us? Or will they have to make do with the byproduct that some in our government have left behind for years to come?
I believe you want to see natural open spaces protected and preserved. If that’s true, please join The Trust for Public Land by making a special contribution to support all our work, including our efforts to advocate for legal protections for the spaces we both hold dear.
What’s more, the tax-deductible donation you make today will be matched and do twice as much to support our work to protect and preserve land for people. How can you turn that down?
Sincerely,
Kim Elliot
Director of Membership
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