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Indivisible: Protect Our Forests
Not every chapter has a brewery. Not every action needs a bingo card. Here are other high-impact ways your chapter can protect our National Forests.
Event Kit
Host a casual evening at your local brewery where neighbors make calls, sign petitions, and go home knowing they did something. Full kit available — bingo cards, social copy, planning guide.
Earned Media
Letters to the editor reach neighbors who aren't on social media — and congressional staffers read local papers. Here's an example from our chapter.
Sierra Sun
Climate Dispatch: The Trump Administration Is Decimating the United States Forest Service. Don't Let Them.
Indivisible Tahoe Truckee — Published in the Sierra Sun
Keep it short
Most papers accept 200–300 words. Lead with your local connection — where you live, where you hike, what the Forest Service means to your community.
Be specific and personal
Name the specific ranger district, trail, or watershed your readers care about. Specific is more powerful than general.
End with a clear ask
Tell readers exactly what to do: call their representative, visit 5calls.org, attend your next chapter event.
Key facts to use
Visibility Action
Indivisible Tahoe Truckee has hosted banner actions — visible public demonstrations at congressional offices, community events, and high-traffic locations. Low barrier, high visibility, great for local press.
Photos coming soon
▸ Pick a high-visibility location: congressional office, farmers market, trailhead, main street corner
▸ Keep the message simple and readable from a distance: "SAVE THE FOREST SERVICE" or "FUND OUR PUBLIC LANDS"
▸ Invite your local paper — a photographer showing up makes it count double
▸ Have a QR code pointing to 5calls.org for passersby to take action on the spot
▸ Even 6–8 people with matching signs creates a strong visual
Direct Pressure
The House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee decides the FY27 budget. If your chapter is in one of these districts, you have extra leverage.
Ideas for office actions
▸ Candlelight vigil for lost Forest Service jobs
▸ "Burying the Forest Service" — cover a uniform with dirt as a visual statement
▸ Picket with lab coats: "Where Is Congress?"
▸ Scientist testimonials on camera at the office steps
Coalition
These chapters joined the Indivisible Tahoe Truckee Forest Service Action meeting on May 7, 2026. Want your chapter listed? Get in touch.
Northern Nevada Indivisible
Northern Nevada
South Lake Tahoe Indivisible
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Las Vegas Indivisible
Las Vegas, NV
Idaho 50501
Idaho
Indivisible Durango
Durango, CO
Indivisible Bozeman
Bozeman, MT
The Mountain Pact
Mountain West
Indivisible Missoula
Missoula, MT
Reach out to Indivisible Tahoe Truckee to connect, share materials, or join the coalition.
IndivisibleTahoeTruckee@gmail.com