--- Gene Coan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sierra Club/Wild Planet Strategy Team RECREATION ISSUES COMMITTEE recruitment announcement The Sierra Club's Recreation Issues Committee (RIC) is looking for volunteers to join the committee. RIC works on many recreation-related issues, but it is in particular need of volunteers working to protect wildlands from the impacts of off-road vehicles (ORVs) such as motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and jet- skis. Desired qualifications include activism and knowledge of motorized recreation issues, as well as a broad perspective on other related issues, such as wilderness and roadless areas. RIC's mission is to provide assistance to volunteers in addressing recreation issues, to build networks on these issues and help coordinate the Club's conservation efforts on recreation issues. Recreation issues include but are not limited to: motorized recreation, user conflicts, noise impacts, park overflights, bicycles, trails, appropriate and accessible recreation, visitor impacts and resource protection needs related to recreation, and recreation fees. RIC currently has 6 regular members, 3 staff liaisons, and 12 corresponding members. RIC is chaired by Karl Forsgaard, and operates under the umbrella of the Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST). In order to carry out these objectives RIC pursues the following: 1. Facilitating information exchange among a network of activists, including information on legislation, litigation and agency policy matters. 2. Helping to develop and implement strategy to deal with recreation issues from defensive and proactive positions as appropriate, including raising the visibility of recreation issues in the Club. 3. Developing contacts with other environmental and citizen's groups working on recreation 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. Members may also be asked to assist with Committee administration. Committee business is conducted primarily via email and conference calls. To apply, please provide the information requested below via email or written correspondence by November 1, 2003 to Caroline Pufalt (WPST Chair) at the following address: Caroline Pufalt 13415 Land O Woods #3 St. Louis MO 63141-6078 [log in to unmask] If you have additional questions please contact Caroline per above or Karl Forsgaard (RIC Chair) at: Karl Forsgaard 3866 – 81st Avenue S.E. Mercer Island, WA 98040 [log in to unmask] APPLICATION FORM: (1) Name, address, phone(s), email address, and best times to reach you. (2) Club experience, including length of membership, volunteer positions held, campaigns worked on. (3) Other relevant experience and qualifications. (4) Why do you want to serve on the Recreation Issues Committee? (100 words max please). (5) Names, phone, email addresses of two references, including best times to reach them. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Make your voice heard! Find out how to get Take Action Alertsand other important Sierra Club messages by email at:http://www.sierraclub.org/email __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]