Take Action in Idaho

Submit your comments to your local County Commissioner

What You Can Do

You can help us now, by asking Idaho’s Congressional Delegation to support legislation to protect the Scotchman Peaks as Wilderness for today and tomorrow.

You can use the suggested text in the form below, or change it and send your own, but please add your personal comments if you use the suggested text!

Short, or long, simple or elegant, the important thing is to speak up and add your voice to those others in our community who want to make Wilderness a reality!

This form is emailed to Representative Minnick, Senator Crapo, and Senator Risch. If you prefer to write a letter, their addresses are supplied below.

Subject:

Your Message:
I want to add my voice to those of many voters in Idaho, who believe that the Scotchmans should be protected as wilderness to keep them just the way they are now. Protecting the Scotchman Peaks as Wilderness would not only protect its wildlife, clean water, forests, and hiking opportunities for present and future generations, but would also bring added economic value to surrounding communities. I believe that Congress must act to designate the Scotchmans as wilderness. I ask that you please make every effort possible to achieve this goal.

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Do my comments really matter?

The answer is a resounding YES! Comments from everyday citizens are very helpful to elected officials when making all kinds of decisions.

They have proven to be necessary and powerful parts of wilderness campaigns.

Much of the great success the of the wilderness movement in protecting wild country is directly due to people like YOU picking up the phone, the pen or sitting at the keyboard for a few moments.

What can I say that will make a difference?

Sometimes people hesitate to make a comment, because they are unsure what they could say that would make a difference to a decision maker. It’s natural to think that my commissioner or congressman has already heard all the reasons for and against an issue, many times over.

Elected, and appointed, leaders are much more interested in what people and communities support, than in brilliant arguments justifying a certain policy. They will act when they hear from enough people in their community.

If you love wilderness; if you want to see the wild Scotchmans protected, then you can help make it happen! Just tell your community leaders that you want to see the Scotchmans designated as wilderness.

Tips for Writing your Congressional Rep

Although this page comes from Idaho Senator Crapo’s website, it has good advice for contacting any elected official, so it’s worth reading.

http://crapo.senate.gov/for_kids/WritingYourSenator.cfm

Idaho Congressional Contacts

Senator Mike Crapo
610 West Hubbard Street Suite 209
Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 664-5490 / Fax: (208) 664-0889

Senator Jim Risch
Harbor Plaza
610 Hubbard, Suite 213
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814
Phone: 208-667-6130 / Fax: 208-765-1743

Congressman Walt Minnick – Coeur d’Alene Office
1900 Northwest Boulevard
Suite 106
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
Phone: (208) 667-0127 / Fax: (208) 667-0310