Dear Jack,

At the beginning of this summer, deep in Nevada's Fish Springs range everything looked just as magnificent as ever — grasses swaying in the wind, fields of sagebrush buzzing with insects, and the Fish Springs wild horses grazing softly in the sunlight.

But just a few weeks later, everything changed. I’m about to tell you why — but first, I need you to know this, Jack: A generous donor has agreed to match up to $25,000 in gifts made to our Land Fund between now and Sunday at midnight.

Will you make a 2X-matched donation today to help us reach our $25,000 goal and restore the lands the Fish Springs wild horses call home?

A spark ignited south of Gardnerville, and fueled by relentless 45-mph winds, the Conner Fire swept across the Nevada landscape with terrifying speed. What had been a quiet valley became a wall of flame and smoke. Ash drifted through the air like snowfall. The sky glowed red. By the time the fire was contained, 17,700 acres had burned.

Part of this fire’s devastating path included nearly 1,400 acres of AWHC’s Fish Springs Land Preserve — nearly half of the land we had secured to protect habitat for the wild horses and wildlife who call this place home.

While the cherished Fish Spring horses thankfully escaped, the scars of the wildfire are undeniable.

Winter is approaching, and without intervention, the land will struggle to recover on its own. But we have an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help the land heal.

Jack, your gift today will go twice as far to restore this critical range and protect the Fish Spring wild horses through the challenging seasons ahead. Will you make a 2X-matched donation to power this work before Sunday at midnight?

This land has cared for generations of wild horses. Now, it needs us.

Thank you for standing with AWHC in this important work.

With gratitude,

Patricia Miller
Board Chair
American Wild Horse Conservation