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Ask Your Legislator to Support Wildlife Conservation

Let’s tell our politicians to pass Oregon’s most significant conservation opportunity in decades - a historic action for fish, wildlife and habitats, and our growing tourism industry that depend on them.


Don't know where to start? Here's a quick outline you can use!


  1. Find your legislators. Follow this link, type in your address, and voila! You've got your state senators and representatives phone numbers, emails, and mailing address.

    • Emails, phone calls, and physical letters all work well, and you can follow a similar script.

  2. Identify yourself as a constituent. This will hold more weight if they know they represent YOU specifically. Consider thanking them for being your representative after you identify yourself.

  3. Explain why wildlife matters to you. Are you worried about biodiversity loss? Pollinators supporting crops? The overall health of our wild spaces? Oregon’s responsibility to care for our wild neighbors? Check out our page on writing letters to the editor or the economic analysis for talking points.

    1. Get personal here! Politicians hear the facts and figures from our teams frequently, they want to here why it matters to you. Tell a story of when you started birdwatching, or showing visiting family grey whales. Make your letter or call stand out.

  4. Specifically ask them to support increasing the state-wide tourism tax to fund wildlife and habitat conservation. Don't be vague, and remember that they work for you!

  5. Sign off by thank them for considering your request. It never hurts to be polite!


... and you're done! This doesn't have to be a long essay, a brief letter or call (think one or two sentences per point above) is also considerate of the legislators time.


 
 
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