Recruitment Announcement: Canyons of the Colorado River Committee The Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST) seeks to appoint one additional member of the Sierra Club's Canyons of the Colorado River Committee (CCRC). If you would like to nominate yourself for appointment please complete and return the application below by February 20, 2007. Self-nomination is required. The CCRC works to educate, support, and advise local activists and others in designing and implementing policies and practices to restore and protect the Colorado River canyon region known as Glen Canyon and related issues. We promote stewardship and the right of the public to be involved in river and land management decisions. Our web site is under development. This committee is relatively new and continues to prepare to serve as a resource to chapters and groups in the work to develop a campaign to implement the Club's policy supporting restoration of Glen Canyon. This committee will coordinate with the ongoing work of other Sierra Club committees such as National Parks and Monuments, Rivers, Wildlife and Endangered Species, and Global Warming and Energy. Candidates for the CCRC should have at least general knowledge of southwest public lands and water issues and the motivation to work on resolving them. The skills and experience needed in developing this campaign cover a number areas including: experience with the Club's planning matrix, knowledge of complex water issues, knowledge of past successful dam removal campaigns, population issues, and energy issues. No member of the CCRC is expected to have expertise in all these topics, but all 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 CCRC participation in addition to ongoing commitments. CCRC meets monthly by telephone conference call and annually in person. Please note that the issue is complex. Political considerations and projected climatic conditions have created an urgency of both opportunity and challenge. A primary responsibility of this committee is the development of a campaign that takes into account the complex and sometimes controversial legal, political and scientific issues affecting management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River through Grand Canyon. The committee must continue to demonstrate diplomacy, consideration of a broad array of views, creative ideas, enthusiasm, and determination to be successful in moving the Club toward the restoration goal it envisions. Although Glen Canyon Dam is located in the Southwest, restoring Glen Canyon is a national policy of the Sierra Club and an issue of national scope and importance, in part because of the effect of Glen Canyon Dam on the Grand Canyon. Activists both within and outside the Southwest region are encouraged to apply. Consultation with the chapters in the Colorado River basin is one important aspect of this committee. 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. Current members of the Canyons of the Colorado River Committee are: Becky Evans (CA), Chair, Roy Emrick (AZ), Budget Manager, Gordon LaBedz (HI), Rich Ingebretsen (UT), Dave Wegner (CO), Barbara Brower (OR), Steve Trimble (UT), Lea Rudee (CA). WPST Liaison is Ed Dobson (UT). Staff Liaison is Rob Smith (AZ). 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 CCRC 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 February 20, 2007, to the search team chair. The subject line of your message should be "CCRC Application: (your last name)" Search team chair: Ed Dobson Email Address: [log in to unmask] Phone: 435-739-4387 Other members of the search team are Becky Evans and Dick Worthen, WPST (IL). Current CCRC activity questions should be directed to: Becky Evans Email Address: [log in to unmask] APPLICATION FORM · Name, address, phones, e-mail address, and best times to reach you: · Sierra Club Membership # and renewal date: · Sierra Club activities and leadership positions held, with dates: · Other relevant environmental experience and qualifications: · Statement of interest in serving on the Wildlands Committee (150 words max please): · Names, phones, and e-mail addresses of at least three Sierra Club references, including best times to reach them. 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