Dear Anonymous,

The Trump administration wants to remove federal protections from the Tongass National Forest. It's just the latest development in the ongoing threat to our largest temperate rainforest.1

If the administration succeeds in lifting the Roadless Rule and logging is expanded, we won't just lose the centuries-old trees, but also all of the vibrant wildlife that call the Tongass home.

In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, we want to give the gift of wilderness to future generations by protecting the Tongass National Forest. But to do that, we need your support. We've set a goal to raise $25,000 by midnight tonight to fund our efforts to protect our environment.

Anonymous, will you make a Giving Tuesday gift today? Donate $60 or more by midnight tonight and we'll send you a free Environment Colorado totebag as our way of saying thank you.

The Alexander Archipelago wolf is one of the world's rarest wolf subspecies, and the islands that make up the Tongass National Forest are its only home in the United States. They're severely threatened: In 2014, the wolves' population fell from 200 to around 60 wolves -- a drop of roughly 70 percent in just one year.2,3

These sleek, coal-black wolves -- and all the animals in the Tongass -- are too precious for us to risk for a little more lumber. And a wilderness as ancient and wild as the Tongass is worth protecting for its own sake.

That's why the Tongass needs the full protection of the Roadless Rule, which our national network worked to convince the Clinton administration to enact in 2001. And that's why Environment Colorado and our national network have worked to defend the rule.

Make a Giving Tuesday gift to Environment Colorado before the deadline tonight -- and if you contribute $60 or more, we'll send you a free Environment Colorado totebag. It's a great way to reduce your plastic pollution and share the message that our environment is worth protecting.

The concept of the Roadless Rule is simple: What's wild should stay wild.

The Roadless Rule protects nearly 60 million acres of land from development nationwide, 9.2 million of which are untamed acres of old-growth forest in the Tongass. To protect the Roadless Rule, our network has:

• Gathered thousands of petition signatures to keep Alaska and Utah protected by the Roadless Rule.
• Urged legislators to support the Roadless Area Conservation Act, which would prevent this and future presidents from exempting forests from its protection.
• Sent thousands of public comments to the U.S. Forest Service to maintain the Roadless Rule in Alaska.

This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of wilderness to future generations. Donate today to support our work to save the Tongass, preserve our public lands, protect wildlife and more.

Thanks for making it all possible,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

1. Emily Kwong, "For Many, Issue Of Logging In America's Largest National Forest Cuts Deep," NPR, October 23, 2019.
2. David K. Person, Matthew Kirchhoff, Victor Van Ballenberghe, George C. Iverson and Edward Grossman, "The Alexander Archipelago Wolf: A Conservation Assessment," United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, November 1996.
3. John Platt, "Alaska's Rare Alexander Archipelago Wolves Nearly Wiped Out in 1 Year," Scientific American, June 11, 2015.