Community Advocacy Tools
These general resources are intended to help you take action on any issue that matters to you!
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Comment on Draft Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan: Cut Cascade Point Ferry Terminal Project!
Comment on the DEIS now: Tell USDA to keep Roadless protections on the Tongass
Here we go again, folks. The Trump administration announced today that it will publish the draft environmental impact statement to the Federal Register this week kicking off a short comment period that ends September 21, 2026. The Tongass National Forest and its...
Comment: Tell the DOT to strip Cascade Point Ferry Terminal from the STIP
Comment: Wolf Creek Boatworks Timber Sale
Comment: Twin Mountain II Timber Sale
Tell your Tongass tale
Telling stories is essential to advocacy and we need your stories. You're here, so you care about the Tongass — do you have a story about the Tongass? About your experiences sheltered by old growth? About hunting or fishing or harvesting? About making art inspired by...
Tips and Templates
Template: Letter to the Editor
This template was adapted from the “Community Tool Box – Organizing for Effective Advocacy” online guide. For more advocacy resources, go to the Community Tool Box website here.
Template: Letter for Leaders & Officials
This template was adapted from the “Community Tool Box – Organizing for Effective Advocacy” online guide. For more advocacy resources, go to the Community Tool Box website here.
Raise Your Voice: Spoken Public Testimony 101
Tips for delivering a strong public testimony on the issues you care about
Power of the Pen: Written Public Testimony 101
Tips for submitting substantive comments on the issues you care about
If you need more guidance