Federal Workforce and Budget Cuts

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Email Your Senators and Representative

Go to Congress.gov.

Look to the right of the homepage, enter your Zip Code in the search bar for “Find Your Member” and hit “enter.”  

This will pull up your Senators (2) and Representative (1).

Click on the links provided for each one. There will be a prominent link or button on your Member of Congress’ website to “Contact” them. 

Click on the link to email your member of Congress. This will take you to a form where you will enter your personal information, as specified, and cut and paste the following message (you can customize to describe local impacts):

Message:

“I am writing with deep concern for our nation’s fish and wildlife as a result of mass termination of federal fish and wildlife professionals and the funding freeze of federal grants. The termination of fish and wildlife professionals working in federal agencies threatens the very foundation of natural resource management in this country and will have long-term devastating impacts on public lands and waters.  The indiscriminate firing of fish and wildlife biologists, hatchery managers, foresters, climate change experts, university professors, park rangers, and naturalists is unprecedented, irresponsible, and places our nation’s fish and wildlife in peril. Further, freezing previously awarded federal grants impacts important research and ongoing fish and wildlife conservation work. We are especially concerned about the dismantling of the USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units that research real-world fish and wildlife management challenges in tandem with state fish and wildlife agencies and local universities. Americans who hunt and fish; visit and recreate in national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and other public lands; and benefit economically from the $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy will be negatively impacted by these actions. We urge you to support our nation’s fish and wildlife, stand up for these federal employees, and stand by our commitments to federal fish and wildlife research and conservation.” 

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