WILD LIFE ACTION ALERT

Please Protect Our Wetlands

Dear [Decision Maker],*



Wetlands profoundly benefit the lives of every American.

They control floods and erosion, hold and cleanse water, and give us places to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors. What's more, wetlands provide habitat for many thousands of plant, fish and wildlife species.

Yet we continue to let our last -- and best -- wetlands slip through our hands. In fact, we lose an average of 80,000 acres of natural wetlands each year.

A series of recent rollbacks in legal protections now threaten to accelerate our nation's already appalling rate of wetlands loss. Leadership is needed to restore federal protections that are crucial to maintaining clean water and healthy wetlands.

Please do everything in your power to restore the strength of our national wetlands protections -- and please do so quickly.

This year our country will likely lose about 80,000 acres of wetlands.

That's 80,000 acres of habitat for herons and pelicans, trout and turtles, and countless other wildlife species.

If you haven't made your New Year's Resolution yet, do it now.

By signing you will join the group of 80,000 people committed to speaking up for wetlands, which provide us with clean water and flood protection, as well as critical nesting and breeding grounds for many of America's iconic wildlife species.

So, be sure to start your year off right.

Urge President Obama to protect America's wetlands.

Thanks for all you're doing!

Sincerely,

Julia Marden
Online Grassroots Coordinator
National Wildlife Federation
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Make your New Year's Resolution count. Speak up to save 80,000 acres of wetlands from being lost this year.