Check out these short videos to learn more about being a voice for your rivers through Public Comment.
River RAT Videos
River RAT: Public Comment 101
This handbook covers the basics of verbal and written public comment: what it is, how it is used, and the role it plays in conservation advocacy. It also has tips to help guide you through writing you own public comment on issues you care about.
Contact Your Policymakers
Interested in writing your elected officials about river issues? Here’s the information you need to contact Idaho’s key policymakers.
Media & Newspaper Contacts
Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds are an important way to bring attention to key topics and be a voice for Idaho’s rivers. Find contacts for submitting Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor here.
A Citizen’s Guide to NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard
by the Council on Environmental Quality Executive Office of the President
This federal guide is designed to help guide citizens through the public comment process. Most public comments never makes it into policymaker’s and reviewer’s hands - simply because they don’t meet certain criteria.
This guide can help you understand the process of reviewing draft environmental policy, the criteria requirements, and ensuring your comments are effective.