News and Announcements**************************************** Wisconsin Water and Air Freshwater Future’s Executive Director Jill Ryan will review the legacy of the Clean Water Act in Wisconsin. She will examine the reasons the Clean Water Act was created and talk about grassroots projects striving to protect Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and ground water. This date marks the founding of the Sierra Club in 1892. Emily Green, Director of the Sierra Club Great Lakes Program, will review the Clean Air Act and look at Wisconsin’s air quality today. **************************************** Jobs Available at River Network The Vice President of National Operations will lead a team of senior professionals in the areas of finance, human resources, office management and information technology. In addition, s/he directly supervises the Director of Education & Outreach and Director of Field Mobilization. This position is full-time and based in Portland, Oregon. Job description and instructions for potential applicants The Water and Energy Program Director will be a lead strategist nationally as we galvanize our network to address our country’s shifting water demands and availability in the face of global climate change. Specifically, the Director will develop an innovative program to ensure that the impacts of climate change are reduced on people and the environment and river health improved by more effective and efficient use of water and energy. The Director will be responsible for developing and overseeing programs for local and state groups and forging strong professional partnerships with national peer organizations and federal agencies. She/he will develop and implement strategies to make the water-energy nexus a major national priority in strategies addressing global climate change. Job description and instructions for potential applicants **************************************** Our contact information: Freshwater Future Phone: (231)348.8200 |
Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479, Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200