What can others do to support your projects/work in these tough times?

Ask a Biologist Monday 8/5/25

Answers from Biologists:

• Purchase a hunting/fishing license, even if you don’t use it

• Don’t spread negative rhetoric about “other” fed employees. We all get lumped in together.

• Be curious about what we do. You can get a better idea of our work just by asking questions.

• Write your representatives, especially those on appropriations committees.

• Help spread the word. Tell others about the important work federal employees do.

• Educate people in your area. Even if it’s just asking them not to feed wildlife.

• Help keep the storm drains in front of your house clean and clear of debris and trash.

• Keep your cats indoors.

• Call your representatives about the revisions to the MMPA.

• Model good outdoor behavior: stay on trails, pack it out, be kind to others, etc.

• No politics while we’re working. It’s awkward/uncomfortable and we usually can’t say anything anyway.

• Plant native plants. Tell your friends to do this too.

• Civic engagement, in voting or replying to comment periods, etc.

• Understand that we don’t all work for the Forest Service.

• Understand how basic natural resource management is divided.