Field Trips for Elected Officials & Media
To really get our public officials and the media fired up about State Wildlife Grants and the state wildlife action plans, we need to get them outside to show them the real progress we’re achieving on the ground! It’s easy for elected officials and reporters to forget about phone calls, Hill visits and press releases but take them out to a nesting tower and enlist their help in banding raptors and they’ll never forget about Teaming with Wildlife.
General Resources:
- Hosting a Successful Field Trip (.pdf, 54 KB)
- Best Practices from North Carolina - NWF's best practices guide for hosting field trips based on North Carolina's experience with media tours.
- Sample Field Trip Meeting Request (.doc, 138 KB)
- Template Field Trip Media Advisory (.doc, 135 KB)
- Template Follow-up Thank You (.doc, 137 KB)
Examples of Successful Field Trip Press Releases
- Nebraska Media Tour (weblink)
- Wisconsin Field Trip with Congressman Paul Ryan (.doc, 564 KB))
- North Carolina Green Salamander Field Trip (.doc, 39 KB)
- Wisconsin Field Trip with Congresswoman Gwenn Moore (weblink)
A coalition of more than 5,000 organizations supporting increased public funding for wildlife conservation and related education and recreation.
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Shortcuts
- Share the Wealth (2005-present)
- Coalition Scrapbook (1992-2004)
- Hosting Wildlife Summits
- Hosting Field Trips - For elected officials and/or the media
- Displays Available for Your Events
- Handouts--Publications--Coalition Lists
- Teaming with Wildlife Logo Gallery
- Media Tools and Templates
- For Further Reading
