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I work in TWS headquarters….

The last post, I updated you on the governmental shutdown and what I was doing in DC but I did not however logically explain how it has affected The Wilderness Society as a whole.

TWS’s main location is in Washington D.C. (where I work) but there are 12 regional offices across the United States. Each of these offices supports campaigns to designate lands in their location. They also cover and work on boarding states land campaigns.

View Offices: http://wilderness.org/article/regional-offices

The government shutdown has given my office far more to work on. There is an endless communication to-do list and media exploding every minute of every day. On the other hand, our regional offices have been kicked out of the wild places they’ve worked so hard to protect.

Regional offices work to designate lands to become national monuments, parks and wilderness areas. Our regional offices are participating in community activities, building constituents who favor the beautiful land areas and our campaigns. In return, when legislation is current in congress these regional office have built relationships with American citizens who begin pushing their representatives/senators or president to designate the land they have grown to love.

This shutdown has stopped all activities in our public lands. But it has not stopped building constituents and support. More media coverage and awareness has circulated through the governmental shutdown. It has shown millions the impact our public lands have on our economy, image and life fulfillment.

Enjoy America’s land while you still can!