Rivers Committee recruitment announcement

The Sierra Club's Rivers Committee is looking for a v olunteer to serve on 
the committee and help advance the Club?s work on river related issues.  The 
Rivers Committee operates as part of the Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST). 
The committee currently has eight members and is looking for one more 
volunteer to fill the seat held by Steve Glazer of Colorado, who has served 
six years and 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, hydro 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.

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.

To apply, please provide the information requested below via e-mail by 
October 2, 2006, to Ed Dobson (WPST Liaison to the Rivers Committee) at the 
following e-mail address:
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If you have questions, please contact Jeff Fryer (Rivers Committee chair) 
at:
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APPLICATION FORM
(1) Name, address, phone ##, e-mail address, and best times to reach you by 
phone:
(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 Rivers Certification Committee? (100 
words max please.)
(5) Names, phone ##, and e-mail addresses of two references, including best 
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