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16 days to save the Tongass
Michael Brune Unsubscribe
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TONGASS COUNTDOWN: Congress and the Trump administration are ready to open the Tongass to Big Timber's chainsaws and bulldozers. We've got just 16 days left to protect it. Help prevent the destruction of this irreplaceable treasure with your emergency monthly gift now. We'll send your our Insulated Cooler Tote -- FREE!
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Peter --
In just 16 days, the Trump Administration could strip protections for trees that have survived for 800 years. Trump officials just signed an agreement that could open the Tongass National Forest to splitters and stump grinders, reducing majestic old-growth trees to stumps. And instead of trying to protect Alaska's pristine wild places, Senator Lisa Murkowski and the Alaska delegation endorsed the deal.
We've got a plan to fight back: mobilize public comments in opposition to the agreement, push for citizens' hearings, haul the Trump administration back into court, and stop Sen. Murkowski and Rep. Young's plans in Congress -- where they're trying to slide through secretive riders that strip its protections.
But with just 16 days until the comment period ends on October 15, the clock is ticking. Please, help us save the Tongass with your emergency monthly gift.
Click here to rush your emergency monthly gift now. Help us save some of the world's largest remaining temperate rainforest from Big Timber before the Tongass is gone forever. You'll also get our Insulated Cooler Tote -- FREE!
The Trump administration's sinister, short-sighted end-run around the Roadless Rule would be a devastating setback. America's largest national forest, Tongass' 17 million acres are home to 800-year-old trees and an astonishing breadth of wildlife: brown bears, bald eagles, humpback whales and sea lions. And its devastation would be dire news for the fight against climate change: The Tongass stores more than 10% of the carbon stored by all national forests combined.
What's more, saving the Tongass isn't solely an environmental issue. Thanks to salmon runs, fisheries, tourism and recreation, the forest supports $2 billion in revenue and attracts more than one million visitors each year.
We can't let Trump, Murkowski and other politicians beholden to Big Timber cut old-growth timber forests -- and kill local economies.
We're ramping up our legal and legislative teams and organizing allies in other states where similar deals would imperil forests and wildlife. But we only have 16 days to do it. Please, rush your emergency monthly gift now.
Please, rush your emergency monthly gift now. Help us save the Tongass before it's too late.
Thank you for standing with the Sierra Club to defend the Tongass again today. We're so grateful for your support and your commitment to this cultural, ecological, and economic giant.
Together, we will protect our country's last wild places from being crisscrossed by roads and clearcut -- for generations to steward and enjoy.
Onward,
Michael Brune
Michael Brune
Executive Director
Sierra Club
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