Tell Congress: Don’t Cut Help for Native Bees and Birds
Native bees and birds across America are imperiled due to factors such as pesticides, the changing climate, and habitat loss and degradation.
But federal programs devoted to providing the necessary science and support to safeguard and conserve our native bees and birds are on the chopping block. The Department of the Interior's Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab and Breeding Bird Survey, among other similar programs, could be eliminated within the next few weeks.
Please send a message today urging your Members of Congress to step up and save these programs that are essential for saving native bees and birds all across our country.
Subject: Don't cut help for native bees and birds
Dear [Senator],
I am alarmed that the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area, which houses the Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab and Breeding Bird Survey could be eliminated. I am counting on you to step up for America's native bees and birds and make sure this doesn't happen.
Native bees and birds in our state and across the country are imperiled due to factors such as pesticides, the changing climate, invasive species, and habitat degradation. We can't afford to lose the essential scientific expertise for guiding and partnering with states, Tribes, conservation organizations and other federal and local agencies in identifying and monitoring native bee and bird species and addressing the threats to their survival provided by the U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area.
The U.S. Geological Survey is also playing an increasingly important role in our understanding of which plants bees and birds depend on to survive—in addition to being the cornerstone for long-term monitoring data and tools to effectively conserve native bees and birds in the United States.
Please help ensure the continuation of the Mission Area's labs crucial work and reject drastic budget cuts that would eliminate this crucial resource for wildlife research.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Name]
