CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: AMERICA'S WILD LEGACY CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE -- THIS IS A REPOSTING OF A PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

The deadline to apply for these openings has been extended to June 18.

The Sierra Club's Conservation Governance Committee is seeking applications
to fill up to two vacancies on the America's Wild Legacy CIC (AWL). For the
AWL, we are seeking applicants with either political expertise or knowledge
of wildlife and habitat issues.

The Conservation Initiatives are expected to in place for 2006-2010.
Initial appointments will be for a period of 2 years. Please review the
material below regarding the mission, projects, qualifications and
responsibilities of the AWL Initiative Committee. If you would like to
apply for membership on one of these Initiative Committees, send the
completed application to David Scott at the address below.

Email applications are preferred. If you send your application by email,
please put "Initiative Committee application" in the subject line.

Contact Address:
David Scott, search committee chair
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
300 East North Broadway
Columbus, OH 43214-4114

If you know of someone who would be a strong candidate, please forward this
message to that person, and send their name, contact information, and a
brief description of their qualifications to David Scott via e-mail.
THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 18, 2005.

If you have questions about the work of AWL, contact Rene Voss at
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EXPECTATIONS OF CONSERVATION INITIATIVE COMMITTEES:

Conservation Initiative Committees are composed of 5-9 volunteers and
assigned staff. Each initiative committee has a workplan including action
objectives and policy outcomes covering the broad issue areas identified by
the Conservation Governance Committee and the Board. They will work with
national committees, chapters, groups and other Club entities to assemble
teams which will develop and implement projects to carry out the elements
of the initiative plan.

The initiative committees are not expected to carry out the projects
themselves. They identify strategic opportunities and then work with the
relevant Sierra Club entities to assemble work teams to put together
winning plans and the resources to carry them out. They then evaluate the
projects that are funded and report back results to the CGC and the Board.

DESCRIPTION OF THE AMERICA'S WILD LEGACY INITIATIVE

This committee works on protection and recovery of threatened native
wildlife species through habitat preservation and restoration and land
acquisitions to reduce fragmentation; new protective designations for all
wild and special places and defense of existing protected areas; reduced
habitat destruction from activities like commercial logging, dams, mining,
abusive recreation, and grazing. Energy impacts on public lands are covered
by the Smart Energy Solutions Conservation Initiative. Urban development
threats to special places are covered by the Safe and Healthy Communities
Conservation Initiative.

Two of the Club's 2006-2007 areas of national concern fall within the
America's Wild Legacy CI: protect wildlife and habitats; and protect wild
and special places; both with an emphasis on building constituencies.
For this Initiative, we are currently seeking political expertise; we are
also seeking volunteers with expertise in endangered species, wildlife and
habitat issues.

QUALIFICATIONS

For all Conservation Initiatives we prefer volunteers with:

* Broad campaign experience, at either the local, state, national, or
international level. This could be experience in political campaigns,
legislative campaigns, or non-legislative campaigns.

* Ability to think strategically.
* Knowledge of the Sierra Club.

* Experience planning and evaluating programs or campaigns.

* Ability to communicate well with volunteers and staff and work
effectively in groups.

* Previous work on the issues covered by the Conservation Initiative
desirable but not essential.

COMMITTEE MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES:

* participate in conference calls (usually once or twice a month)

* Attend occasional meetings of the committee (no more than once a year;
travel costs are reimbursed.)

* Work with applicants to design successful projects to help carry out the
objectives of the initiative.

* Keep informed about progress, threats and opportunities within the
jurisdiction of the initiative.

* Serve as an ambassador to the rest of the Club to explain the initiative
and encourage participation and support.

* Be willing to share in committee duties such as tracking funds, taking
notes on calls, and preparing progress reports.
Sierra Club of Canada (SCC) members are not eligible to apply to this
announcement. Please contact [log in to unmask]  for information on the
criteria required for SCC members to be appointed as liaisons or members to
CGC and its subentities.

Search Committee members are David Scott (Chair),  Bruce Hamilton, Doris
Cellarius, Jerry Sutherland, Rene Voss and Jill Workman.  If you would like
to apply, send the completed application to David Scott at the address
below.

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APPLICATION FORM
(PLEASE DELETE ALL TEXT ABOVE THE *******.)

Send completed form to David Scott at [log in to unmask]
Please label the subject of your e-mail:

"CONSERVATION INITIATIVE COMMITTEE NOM.: <your last name here".
THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 18, 2005.

Name of Initiative Committee you are applying for:

1) Applicant name:

2) Applicant contact information (phones, e-mail, and best times & means to
reach you):

3) Sierra Club experience, including length of membership, leadership
positions held, campaigns worked on (with dates):

4) Other environmental experience (at any level) and relevant
non-environmental experience (please be specific):

5) Describe any experience you have had in planning or implementing
programs or campaigns:

6) What skills or expertise do you feel you can offer to the committee?

7) Why do you want to serve on this Initiative Committee?

8) Describe your general availability for Committee meetings, conference
calls, and regular e-mail contact.

9) Names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references (one of
whom should be your chapter chair), including best times to reach them.

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