Openlands wants you to be an active and vocal member of your community. The first step, of course, is educating yourself.

Read more: Find Out What's Happening

Before you contact your local, state, and/or federal elected officials, it’s good to know who they are—not just their names and addresses but where they stand on issues and their voting record.

Read more: Get to Know Your Elected Officials

Now that you’ve figured out who your representative is and found an issue that inspires you, it’s time to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys, as the case may be).

Read more: Write a Letter