Our best efforts depend on you. Make double the impact before the year ends.

99 annual donors needed before midnight tonight!

                                                               

Our best efforts depend on you. Get your impact doubled before midnight.

Piping Plover.

This 2X match ends tomorrow, so please don’t wait!

At one point the Great Lakes region was home to anywhere from 500 to 800 nesting pairs of Piping Plovers. But by 1990, the birds had become alarmingly scarce: Along the 4,500-mile Great Lakes coast, a mere 12 pairs had maintained a foothold. The Piping Plover is now endangered or threatened across every corner of its range—and it is nearly gone as a breeder from the entire region. Worse yet, if climate change continues unchecked, a staggering 87% of this bird’s current breeding range could be lost. We're not going to sit by and let that happen—and we know you won't either. We’re counting on 99 committed bird lovers to start an annual gift before midnight to power our best efforts on behalf of birds like the Piping Plover. Thanks to a group of generous donors, your first gift will be matched, up to $500,000, for birds in need.

The situation for birds is dire. And yet, the story of the Piping Plover also proves that there is hope in action. After 40 years of dedicated conservation efforts, the growing population of Great Lakes Piping Plovers—a record 85 pairs, up from a low of just 12—is returning to long-abandoned nesting territory. And research shows that our coastal stewardship is key to this recovery. It comes down to this: Where we work—and when you help—birds are better off. Please be one of the 99 caring friends birds need today: Start your annual contribution before midnight and your first gift could be matched, up to $500,000, to make 2X the impact. Sincerely, National Audubon Society

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