Guided by our Government Relations Community, we encourage individuals and organizations interested in advocacy and awareness to take action related to environmental issues in your community. For information or to join the Government Relations Community, contact Laura Reilly, Managing Director. 

1. Voice your support for conservation issues and initiatives; find your elected officials

Use your mailing address to find out who your elected officials are and how to contact them about the issues that concern you. 

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Wisconsin

Consider filing a witness slip for bills

• Illinois

2. View legislative calendars (IL, IN, MI, WI) to stay aware of business during legislative sessions

Download the legislative calendar for various jurisdictions across the Chicago Wilderness Alliance region. 

3. Alliance Partners only: Submit a Policy Action Request Form or request letters of support for public funding opportunities

Are you a Chicago Wilderness partner with an issue you want shared with the Chicago Wilderness community? Does it meet our Government Relations Community Legislative Priorities and Principles? If so, fill out the Policy Action Request form (below) for consideration by the Government Relations Community, or email Ellicia Sanchez, coordinator of the Alliance's Government Relations Community. 

The Chicago Wilderness Alliance's Government Relations Community can only take action on items initiated by a partner organization. If you are not a partner organization, we encourage you to explore joining our Alliance.

2024 Policy Action Alerts: 

• IL Soil and Water Conservation District Seeking Support: The Nature Conservancy in Illinois (July 25, 2024)
• Seeking Support for the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act: The Nature Conservancy in Illinois (July 18, 2024)
• Soil and Water Conservation Districts; Section 115 of IL HB 5673 and IL SB 3832: Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (May 5, 2024)
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: Save the Dunes (April 9, 2024)
• IL Wetlands Bill: The Nature Conservancy in Illinois (April 9, 2024)
• Microfiber Pollution: The Nature Conservation in Illinois (April 4, 2024)
• Raise Your Voice to Protect Illinois Wetlands: Shedd Aquarium (April 2, 2024)
• Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act (SB3669): Nature Conservancy in Illinois (March 1, 2024)
• Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Act (SB 2781): Prairie State Conservation Coalition (February 7, 2024)
• Bird Protection vote the highest priority: The Nature Conservancy in Illinois (January 21, 2024)
• Wetlands protection: Shedd Aquarium (January 31, 2024)
• Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act: Citizens for Conservation (January 23, 2024)
  

Action Alerts archive (2021-2023)