{"id":9284,"date":"2017-06-19T12:05:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9284"},"modified":"2017-06-26T10:33:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T14:33:56","slug":"thank-you-for-speaking-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/thank-you-for-speaking-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for Speaking Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this spring we put out a call for people to Speak Up for Nature<\/a> by writing messages to Massachusetts’ members of Congress and the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C.\u00a0The response was fantastic and the notes and drawings were hand-delivered by Mass Audubon’s<\/a> President in May. See a few of the messages below.<\/p>\n

Looking to take more action? You can still get post cards at many of our wildlife sanctuaries or download them online<\/a>\u00a0and send to your Congressperson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0US Senators<\/a>. And be sure to subscribe to our Advocacy blog, Political Landscapes<\/a>, where every Monday they will publish Action You Can Take This Week.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this spring we put out a call for people to Speak Up for Nature by writing messages to Massachusetts’ members of Congress and the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C.\u00a0The response was fantastic and the notes and drawings were hand-delivered by Mass Audubon’s President in May. See a few of the messages below. 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