Community Advocacy Tools

These general resources are intended to help you take action on any issue that matters to you!

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Tell your Tongass tale

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...

Can we make the Roadless rule Roadless law?

Can we make the Roadless rule Roadless law?

As expected, the Trump administration announced its plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule but, until a public comment period comes, all we can do is prepare and wait, right? Well, we can also tell our members of congress to support the Roadless Area...

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

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