From: Gene Coan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Opening on Rivers Committee
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 08:35:14 -0700
Rivers Committee recruitment announcement
The Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST) seeks to appoint a new member to the
Sierra Club's Rivers Committee. If you would like to nominate yourself
for appointment please complete and return the application below by August
15, 2007. Self-nomination is required.
The Rivers Committee operates under the WPST. The Rivers Committee is
looking for volunteers to help advance the Club's work on river-related
issues and seeks to fill a vacancy arising as a member who has served six
years must rotate off for at least a year under Club term limits.
The mission of the Sierra Club's Rivers Committee is to provide assistance
to other volunteers in addressing river issues, build networks of activists
working on these issues, and coordinate the Club's conservation efforts on
these issues. River issues can include, but are not limited to: water
rights, hydropower re-licensing, riparian zone management, river
restoration, dam removal, dredging, locks, wild and scenic river management
and designation (both state and federal programs), and all related issues.
The Rivers Committee works to educate, support, and advise local activists
and others in designing and implementing policies and practices related to
the above issues and promote stewardship and the right of public
involvement in river management decisions.
In order to carry out these objectives the Rivers Committee pursues the
following:
1. Developing an activist network and facilitating information exchange
among network members.
2. Keeping network members informed on legislation and agency policy
matters related to river issues.
3. Helping develop and implement strategy to deal with river issues from
defensive and proactive positions as appropriate, including raising the
visibility of river issues in the Club.
4. Developing contacts with other environmental and citizen's groups
working on river issues where such contacts would be helpful to activists
and further the Club's agenda.
Committee members need to be able to evaluate issues from a variety of
viewpoints. Committee business is conducted primarily via e-mail and
conference calls. The Rivers Committee meets once monthly by conference
call and annually in person.
This committee does or will coordinate with the ongoing work of other
Sierra Club entities such as the National Parks Committee, Wildlands
Committee, Canyons of the Colorado River Committee, Water Committee,
Southwest Water Committee, Global Warming and Energy Committee, and
Wildlife and Endangered Species Committee.
Candidates for the Rivers Committee should have at least general knowledge
of water management issues and the motivation to work on resolving them.
The skills and experience needed cover a number areas including:
experience with the Club's planning matrix, knowledge of complex water
issues, dam removal campaigns, hydropower licensing and other energy
issues. No member of the Rivers Committee is expected to have expertise in
all topics, but specialized expertise is welcome, as is familiarity with
Sierra Club policies and processes at the national level. Candidates
should have good management and social skills, as well as political and
strategic judgment, and be current Sierra Club members residing in the
United States.
Ability and willingness to use electronic mail and to participate in
conference calls (generally in the evening) are required as well as the
ability to travel occasionally to meetings or conferences. Candidates need
to consider their ability to contribute time and effort to Rivers Committee
participation in addition to ongoing commitments.
If you are interested in applying, please read and follow the instructions
completely. We are only accepting self-nominations, so, please, pass this
announcement on to others you think may have an interest.
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.
Appointment to the Rivers Committee will be made by the WPST, based on
applications and phone interviews with prospective candidates. The WPST
deals with public and private land and water management issues, including
existing special designations such as national parks, wilderness, wild
rivers, and wildlife and endangered species issues. More information about
WPST and its committees can be found at
http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/go/leaders/conservation/wpst/index.asp
After deleting the rest of this announcement above, please e-mail the
application below by May 31, 2007, to the search team chair. The subject
line of your message should be "Rivers Committee Application: (your last
name)"
Search team chair: Ed Dobson (WPST liaison to the Rivers Comm)
Email Address: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 435-739-4387
Other members of the search team are Rivers Comm chair Jeff Fryer (OR) and
WPST member Dick Worthen (IL).
Rivers Comm activity questions and all other questions should be directed
to Jeff Fryer at his email address: [log in to unmask]
APPLICATION FORM
(1) Name, address, phone ##, e-mail address, and best times to reach you by
phone:
(2) Club member number and renewal date:
(3) Club experience, including length of membership, volunteer positions
held with dates, and campaigns worked on:
(4) Other relevant experience and qualifications:
(5) Why do you want to serve on the Rivers Committee? (100 words max
please.)
(6) Names, phone ##, and e-mail addresses of three references, including
best times to reach them by phone. (One of these references should be your
chapter chair.)
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