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The legislature and the governor have the power to create a Tangle Lakes State Wildlife Refuge. Tell them that you support a refuge to protect the Nelchina caribou herd, other wildlife, and the ways that you use the land. Go to the bottom of this page to see sample letters. You may call, write, or send an e-mail to the key people:
Senator John Coghill (Tangle Lakes
is in his Senate District)
Interim:
3340 Badger Road, Suite 290
North Pole, AK 99705
Phone: 907-488-5725
Fax: 907-488-4271
E-mail: Senator_John_Coghill@legis.state.ak.us
Representative John Harris (Tangle
Lakes is in his House District)
Interim:
716 W. 4th Ave. Suite 600
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-0129
Fax: 907-269-0128
E-mail: Representative_John_Harris@legis.state.ak.us
Governor Sean Parnell
PO Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
Phone (907) 465-3500
Fax (907) 465-3532
E-mail: Governor@gov.state.ak.us
Your legislators.
The address of all legislators is State Capitol, Juneau, AK 99801. You may e-mail
them at First name_Last name@legis.state.ak.us. If you don’t know which legislators
represent you, contact your Legislative Information Office or go to the
State of Alaska Elected Officials Web page.
This is an election year. Incumbents and challengers are running for the legislature and governor's office. Stop by their campaign offices or attend their campaign events. It's a great opportunity to urge creation of a Tangle Lakes State Wildlife Refuge!
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The bumper sticker is free to Alaska addresses and a t-shirt is $12. See the Contact Us page for ordering information.
Click here to join the email list with other people who are concerned about the future of Tangle Lakes.
Send them to this site, or print and distribute pages.
People need repeated reminders, and they do read letters to the editors.
Ask it to link to this website or include in its newsletter a paragraph about Tangle Lakes mineral exploration.
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Here are two letters from which you can draw ideas. You may copy and paste to your own document, but please change the wording to fit your personal circumstances and experiences.
[your name, address]
[date]
Senator John Coghill
State Capitol
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Dear Senator Coghill:
My favorite caribou hunting area, the Eastern Denali Highway and Tangle Lakes region,
is in your district. My family and I have enjoyed hunting the Nelchina caribou herd
in that beautiful area for many years. Lately, a Canadian mineral exploration company
has been drilling there. I know that a mine would ruin the area for hunting and
the many other activities that Alaskans now enjoy. Please sponsor a bill to create
a Tangle Lakes State Wildlife Refuge.
Sincerely,
[your signature]
Your Name
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[your name, address]
[date]
Governor Sean Parnell
PO Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811-0001
Dear Governor Parnell:
For many years, my family and friends and I have enjoyed visiting the Tangle Lakes
region. It is a wonderful area for many kinds of recreation. Therefore, we are very
concerned about the mineral exploration that has been going on there. I understand
that you have toured the mining claims, and I really appreciate your taking the
time to learn about what is going on. Right now, the mining company's activity doesn't
look like much, but a mine, with waste dumps and roads and transmission lines and
possibly open pits, would do enormous damage to the things we and thousands of other
Alaskans value.
I believe a wildlife refuge would be a reasonable way to help protect the area's
renewable resources. Please encourage and support efforts to create a refuge.
Sincerely,
[your signature]
[Your Name]