Community Advocacy Tools
These general resources are intended to help you take action on any issue that matters to you!
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Add your name: Roadless Notice of Intent comment
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?
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...
Add your name: We want ships to burn cleaner fuel to protect our marine waters
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