The Wild Planet Strategy Team (WPST) seeks to appoint four new members
for
the Sierra Club’s National Public Lands Grazing Committee (GC). If
you
would like to nominate yourself for appointment please complete and
return
the application below by June 29, 2007.
The GC focuses on
implementing the Sierra Club National Public Lands
Grazing Policy. A link to
the policy can be found on the Grazing Committee
web page at
http://www.sierraclub.org/grazing/The
committee serves as a resource to chapters and groups seeking to
implement
the Sierra Club Grazing Policy. The primary goal of the Sierra
Club federal
public lands grazing policy is to protect and restore native
biodiversity and
achieve functional and self-sustaining ecosystems. The GC
also works to
implement the Grazing Policy by writing comments on federal
decisions that
are national in scope and by advocating for Congressional
legislation that
will move public lands towards Sierra Club goals.
Candidates for the
Grazing Committee should have general knowledge of
grazing issues and the
motivation to work on resolving them. 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. Nominees must
be current Sierra Club
members residing in the United States.
Sierra Club of Canada (SCC)
members are not eligible to apply to this
announcement. Please contact
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the
criteria required for SCC members to be appointed as liaisons or members
to
CGC and its subentities.
Ability and willingness to use electronic
mail and to participate in
monthly 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 GC
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.
Appointments to the Grazing 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/indexaspAfter
deleting the rest of this announcement, please email the application
below by
June 25, 2007 to the search team chair. The subject line of your
message
should be “NPC Application: your last name”
Wayne Y. Hoskisson, search
team chair
[log in to unmask]Phone: (435)
260-9045
Other members of the search team are: Billy Stern (New Mexico)
and Joe
Fontaine (California)
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 National Parks
and Monuments
Committee (150 words max please):
· Names, phones, and
e-mail addresses of at least three Sierra Club
references, including best
times to reach them. One of whom should be your
chapter
chair.