take ACtion:
1. HOST A SCREENING OF UNDERSTORY
Hosting a screening of Understory is an accessible and engaging way to cultivate a love for the Tongass, awareness for the rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral land, and respect for the role of old-growth forests in regulating the climate.
We’ve created an Advocacy Guide to help organizers, students and community leaders host a film screening of Understory. The guide will give you all the information and inspiration you need to host a successful event, including:
Background information on the making of Understory
Resources to learn more about the topics covered in Understory
Tips and guidelines for organizing your own screening event
Discussion questions and ways to take action for the Tongass
Enter your email to download the Understory Advocacy Guide
2. SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR THE TONGASS
Our nonprofit partners are Audubon Alaska and The Wilderness Society. Give them a follow to learn more about their work.
Audubon Alaska's mission is to conserve natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats, for the benefit of present and future generations.
Audubon AK website // Instagram @audubonalaska
The Wilderness Society is committed to the idea that wilderness and all public lands can bring people and communities together and that everyone should share equitably in their benefits.
TWS website // Instagram @wildernesssociety
3. CALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS
Roadless forests across the nation deserve permanent protection. The Roadless Area Conservation Act will ensure that roadless forests will not be opened to logging at the whim of pro-development politicians.
The Roadless Rule should be made law, permanently protecting the Tongass and all other undeveloped national forests from the construction of new logging roads.
There are nearly 60-million acres of “roadless” forests across the United States, and these intact forests offer unparalleled backcountry experiences, hunting, fishing, and carbon sequestration. When the Trump Administration excluded 9-million-acres of the Tongass from the protections of the Roadless Rule, it became clear that roadless areas are vulnerable to political attacks.
The Roadless Area Conservation Act will make the protection of these forests a law. Rules can be changed at the whim of politicians, but a law will protect these forests for generations.