Dear NRDC Activist,

Massive and majestic, teeming with wildlife, and home to ancient trees more than 800 years old, Alaska's Tongass National Forest stores more carbon than almost any other forest in the world — making it indispensable in the fight against climate change.

But before leaving office, Donald Trump stripped the Tongass of vital protections in a blatant giveaway to logging companies.

And every day, industrial logging transforms irreplaceable old-growth forests like the Tongass into stump fields — and in the process, destroys the carbon-absorbing trees that are a vital defense against climate catastrophe. It must be stopped.

This is critical: To save the Tongass and what remains of the earths old-growth forests, we've set a goal to raise $220,000 — but we can't get there without your help. Can you help us reach that $220,000 to save the Tongass and what remains of our other old-growth forests with a tax-deductible donation today?

We cannot allow corporate interests to sacrifice our last unspoiled forests and our planet's future. Your gift today will power our grassroots mobilization and litigation efforts to defend the environment on all fronts and save the Tongass and other old and mature forests from clearcutting and industrial exploitation. Even just $5 will make an impact!

New findings from the world's leading climate scientists warn that climate change is worsening more quickly than anticipated — and we're running out of time to avert catastrophe.

At this dire moment, we must protect some of our planet's biggest climate-saving powerhouses: Intact old-growth forests like the Tongass National Forest.

With just one $5 gift now, you'll help us meet our $220,000 goal by March 31 and secure our climate future, while helping to:

• Push the Biden administration to grant permanent protection to old-growth forests and the mature stands that are tomorrow's old-growth — there's no other way out of our biodiversity and climate emergency. Make sure climate-critical wildlands like the Tongass get their protections restored >>
• Amplify the voices of Indigenous communities — who are fighting on the frontlines to preserve old-growth forests essential to their way of life. Studies have shown that Indigenous-led stewardship often leads to the best outcomes for climate and biodiversity. Support our legal work alongside Indigenous communities >>
• Fuel our litigation — to aggressively pursue legal actions to defend old-growth forests, wilderness, and endangered species vital to our planet's future. Power our fights in court to stop corporate exploitation of our planet >>
• Mobilize millions to speak out — to shame corporations who chop down old-growth forests, to support stronger rules and regulations to protect treasured public lands, and to inspire and educate others to join this fight. Help shore up our resources to generate a groundswell of public support for our forests >>

If we lose ancient forests, there's no getting them back.

NRDC is racing to save forests like the Tongass and the people and wildlife that depend on them for survival — but the challenges we face are daunting, and we need your help if we're going to succeed.

Please donate just $5 now to scale up our work — both in and out of court — to save our planet's last wild places and keep logging out of the Tongass and our mature and old-growth forests nationwide.

With the March 31 deadline just days away, I hope you'll join the hundreds of other supporters who will donate $5 now — and help us reach our $220,000 goal.

Sincerely,

Garett Rose
Staff Attorney, NRDC