ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE
122 C STREET NW NO 240, WASHINGTON, DC 20001 www.alaskawild.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE GALVANIZES SUPPORT TO SECURE VITAL POLICIES THAT PROTECT AND DEFEND AMERICA'S LAST GREAT WILD PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS.

FEDERAL ADVOCACY - A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE AWL'S EFFORTS IS TO EDUCATE FEDERAL DECISION-MAKERS ABOUT THE VALUES AT STAKE AND BENEFITS OF PROTECTING ALASKA'S PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS INCLUDING ICONIC LANDSCAPES LIKE THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND THE TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST. IN 2019-20, AWL'S EFFORTS WERE FOCUSED ON OPPOSING FEDERAL AGENCY ROLLBACKS FOR PROTECTIONS OF THESE AND OTHER LANDSCAPES AND BUILDING SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE CRITICAL, LASTING SAFEGUARDS. AS PART OF THESE EFFORTS AWL SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR SEVERAL MEASURES THAT PASSED THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING TO END TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED CLEAR-CUT LOGGING IN THE TONGASS AND TO RESTORE THE PROTECTIONS THAT HAD EXISTED FOR THE ARCTIC REFUGE PRIOR TO THE 2017 TAX ACT. AWL'S ADVOCACY EFFORTS INCLUDE PRODUCING HIGH VALUE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, REPORTS, AND OTHER TIMELY INFORMATION USEFUL FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. MAJOR RECENT EFFORTS HAVE RANGED FROM A NEW ANALYSIS ON HOW DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC REFUGE WOULD EXACERBATE THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO NEW POLLING RESEARCH DEMONSTRATING SUPPORT FOR AWL'S CONSERVATION GOALS. AWL HAS ALSO TESTIFIED BEFORE THE HOUSE INTERIOR-EPA APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO OTHER COMMITTEES IN ADVANCE OF IMPORTANT HEARINGS ON MATTERS RELATED TO ALASKA LANDS. IN SERVICE OF OUR FEDERAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN GOALS, AWL ALSO INITIATES AND ENGAGES IN LITIGATION TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE FOLLOWED AS FEDERAL AGENCIES SEEK TO FACILITATE OR OTHERWISE GREENLIGHT RESOURCE EXTRACTION EFFORTS. AWL RETAINS A LEAD OUTSIDE GENERAL COUNSEL TO MANAGE OUR LITIGATION AND IS REPRESENTED BY SEVERAL PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON ALASKA ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION.

OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT - CRITICAL TO ADVANCING AWL'S MISSION IS THE WORK THE ORGANIZATION DOES TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND MOBILIZE MEMBERS, DONORS AND ACTIVISTS WHO CARE PASSIONATELY ABOUT ALASKA'S CHERISHED LANDSCAPES. THIS AREA OF WORK INCLUDES FLY-INS, WHERE ALASKA ADVOCATES COME TO WASHINGTON, DC TO MAKE THE CASE FOR WILD ALASKA PROTECTIONS AND SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY IN KEY STATES, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS, AND COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS OF AWL WRITE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, SIGN PETITIONS, ATTEND EVENTS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND HELP RECRUIT NEW SUPPORTERS FOR THE CAUSE. MUCH OF THIS OUTREACH IS ALSO FOCUSED ON KEY CONSTITUENCIES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE A STAKE IN PROTECTING ALASKA'S NATIONAL TREASURES INCLUDING VETERANS, FAITH, HUNTING AND ANGLING, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, CLIMATE JUSTICE AND LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUPS. AWL MEMBERS SUBMITTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO ADVANCE DRILLING, MINING AND CLEARCUTTING PROPOSALS THAT WOULD UNDERMINE BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, AND OTHER VALUES. AWL ACTIVISTS ALSO PRESSURED COMPANIES INCLUDING MAJOR BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT PROVIDE LOANS FOR ARCTIC DRILLING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS OIL COMPANIES THAT MIGHT CONSIDER BIDDING ON A FUTURE LEASE SALE.

ARCTIC REFUGE DEFENSE CAMPAIGN - AWL HOUSES THE CENTRAL STAFF AND SERVES AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THIS COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN EFFORT INVOLVING NATIONAL AND STATE-BASED CONSERVATION GROUPS AS WELL AS THE GWICH'IN STEERING COMMITTEE. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IS AIMED AT PREVENTING OIL AND GAS LEASING AND DRILLING IN AND RESTORING PROTECTIONS FOR THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

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