OLYMPIA - The state
Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is looking for
a variety of volunteers to help evaluate grant proposals
for new parks and trails and for the best wildlife lands
and farmlands to preserve.
The volunteers will
evaluate recreation grant applications and make funding
recommendations to the state Recreation and Conservation
Funding Board for new facilities and land purchases
statewide.
Farmers or
Ranchers...................................................................................
3 positions open
RCO is looking for
farmers or ranchers to serve on an advisory committee
for the farmland preservation program, which provides
grants to local governments and non-profits
organizations to preserve farmland through the
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program. Volunteers
should be farmers or ranchers, actively managing and
operating a working farm or ranch. Ideal candidates
understand the needs of farmers or ranchers and also
regularly communicate with them. Members serve two to
four years and generally attend four to five weekday
meetings in even-numbered years.
Waterfront Parks and
Habitat
Areas.........................................................
4 positions open
Four volunteers are
needed for the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account
advisory committee that evaluates grant proposals for
parks and habitat areas along the waterfront. Two
candidates should be familiar with waterfront
recreation. Two should be familiar with habitat issues
and at least one of those should be from eastern
Washington. Volunteers should represent the public,
local government agencies or
tribes. Members serve two to
four years and generally attend up to six weekday meetings
in even-numbered years.
Trails.................................................................................................................
3 positions open
Volunteers are needed for
the Recreational Trails Program advisory committee, which
evaluates grant applications for projects that maintain
backcountry trails or provide trail-oriented educational
programs. One candidate should represent the public interest
in trails (such as land use planners, public policy
specialists, statisticians or specialists with knowledge of
backcountry trails and related issues). A second volunteer
should represent mountain bicyclists and a third volunteer
should represent water trail users. Members will serve three
years and attend about one weekday meeting a year. In
addition, members spend 15 to 25 hours evaluating grants for
funding from their homes.
Parks and Wildlife
Habitat
Conservation......................................... 6
positions available
RCO is looking for
volunteers to serve on its Land and Water Conservation Fund
advisory committee, which evaluates grant applications for
projects that preserve and develop outdoor recreation areas
including parks, trails and wildlife lands. Three candidates
should represent the general public, with at least one from
eastern Washington, and three candidates should represent
local or tribal governments, with at least one from eastern
Washington. Members serve two to four years, and generally
attend up to four weekday meetings a year.
To Apply:
Send a completed application
to the Recreation and Conservation Office no later than
December 4, 2009. You can get your application one of
the following ways:
Online –
http://www.rco.wa.gov/rcfb/docs.htm#committee
Telephone –
Lorinda Anderson at
360-902-3009, TTY – (360) 902-1996
E-mail –
Lorinda.Anderson@rco.wa.gov
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