Dear Friend,

North America was once covered in forests, but most of our older trees have been lost to logging. To make matters worse, ongoing timber sales and climate change are speeding up this loss.

Timber companies are still allowed to log in older forests. And with rising global temperatures come greater risk of wildfires, drought, extreme heat and invasive pests -- all events that can have profound impacts on some of our most biodiverse and healthy habitats.1

From ancient sequoias to centuries-old hemlocks, North America's older trees that are still standing on federal land need protection. Donate to our 2022 Fiscal Year-End Drive today to help save America's oldest forests.

If you donate by midnight tomorrow, generous donors will match your donation up to $25,000 nationwide. Your support allows us to continue our work in keeping mature and old-growth trees across the country standing tall.

Old-growth forests are irreplaceable habitat for numerous species and are natural carbon sponges that work to combat climate change. That's why we're campaigning for permanent protections for old-growth and mature forests on federal land and urging corporations to adopt more sustainable practices that leave older trees in forests like the boreal standing strong.

But none of this essential work defending our nation's forests would be possible without supporters like you.

Will you donate today?

Thank you,

Rex Wilmouth
Senior Program Director

1. Craig Welch, "Why old-growth forests matter," National Geographic, April 22, 2022.

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.