Dear Phyllis & Mr Michael,

It is one of the most remarkable wetlands on the planet. Millions of waterfowl and tens of thousands of caribou are lucky enough to call it home.

But their luck may run out as soon as Sept. 27, when our government plans to sell the fragile habitat to the oil and gas industry. The place is the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area in Alaska, and you have a chance right now to protect this land – public land – from destructive oil and gas development.

We urgently need your help! Click here to write the Interior Secretary and demand that the imminent oil and gas lease sale be postponed.

Our efforts to protect Teshekpuk are working: Just yesterday the US District Court for Alaska ruled that the Interior Department failed to consider the cumulative environmental impacts of widespread oil and gas drilling in the Teshekpuk region, part of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

This is a great sign, but it is only a preliminary ruling - we cannot let down our guard now. Together, we can get the Interior Department to do the only sensible thing: cancel the Sept. 27 sale of this precious wild place.

Teshekpuk Lake is one of the most important wetland complexes in the Arctic, providing essential habitat for millions of birds and caribou. Native people, conservation groups, scientists, sportsmen’s groups, and the general public strongly oppose the oil and gas plan. Will you join the call before it's too late?

We don’t have much more time to weigh in – act today!

Thanks so much for your help,

Bill Meadows
President
The Wilderness Society

P.S. After sending your letter to the Interior Department, please remember to ask your friends and family to join you.

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The Wilderness Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to conserving American wilderness. Our mission is to ensure that future generations will enjoy the clean air and water, wildlife, beauty, and opportunity for recreation and renewal provided by pristine forests, rivers, deserts, and mountains.