John,

There are half as many bumblebees today as there were 50 years ago.1

The endangered rusty patched bumblebee has declined by 87%. The Franklin's bumblebee hasn't been sighted since 2006. The American bumblebee has already vanished from eight states.2,3,4

This is a dire situation. To help save these fuzzy bumblebees, we've set a goal of raising $30,000 by midnight on Sept. 30. Donate now to help save the bumblebees.

Before these bumblebees go extinct, we have to stop the widespread use of pesticides that are killing them.

Pesticides transform a field of flowers into a deadly minefield for bumblebees.

When a bumblebee spots a bright pink flower, she can't see that it's coated with a dose of toxic pesticides. And if she returns to the same pesticide-treated area over and over again, that long-term exposure slowly kills her.

The more a bumblebee is exposed to a neonicotinoid pesticide, the more likely she is to have a shorter lifespan.5

These fuzzy and buzzy bumblebees need your help.

Environment Colorado is calling on Amazon, Home Depot and other retailers to stop selling bee-killing pesticides. To make it happen, we're counting on supporters like you to donate.

Will you join our hive to save the bumblebees by donating to our Fall 2025 Drive?

Thank you,

Ellen Montgomery

1. "Threats to pollinators," U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, last accessed September 12, 2025.
2. "Rusty patched bumble bee recovery plan," U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, August 27, 2021.
3. Erik Neumann, "Franklin's Bumble Bee, Last Seen On Mt. Ashland In 2006, Now Protected As Endangered Species," Jefferson Public Radio, August 24, 2021.
4. Elizabeth Gamillo, "The American Bumblebee has nearly vanished from eight states," Smithsonian Magazine, October 6, 2021.
5. Alison Jennings, "The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health," PennState Agricultural Sciences, February 25, 2025.

Your donation will be used to support all of our campaigns to protect the environment, from saving the bees and protecting public lands, to standing up for clean water and fighting climate change. None of our work would be possible without supporters like you. Environment Colorado may transfer up to $50 per dues-paying member per year into the Environment Colorado Small Donor Committee.