Established in 1983, the Council of Great Lakes Governors is a non-partisan partnership of Governors from each of the eight Great Lakes States - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Governors joined forces to address the severe environmental and economic challenges facing the region. In recent years, the Premiers of Ontario and Québec have partnered with the Council to advance the environmental health and high performance economy of the entire Great Lakes region.
As part of the Council’s project-oriented team, the Program Associate/Manager will coordinate and assist with work related to the environment including Great Lakes protection, restoration and water management. Specifically, the Program Associate/Manager will work on the Great Lakes Governors’ Priorities Initiative which is coordinating the Governors’ shared efforts on Great Lakes protection and restoration. The Program Associate/Manager will also work on the Governors’ Water Management Initiative including support for the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body and the Great Lakes—St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council. As needed, assistance will be provided on projects related to regional economic development including international trade. This position requires the Program Associate/Manager to work in Chicago, Illinois.
Desired qualifications and skills:
• Effective communicator and presenter with good writing ability, aptitude for facilitation and consensus building. Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Creative, effective problem-solver with well-developed research and analytical skills.
• Flexible team player with the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Working understanding of the public policymaking and implementation process, preference for knowledge related to environmental policy and the Great Lakes.
• Preferred experience would include legislative background; knowledge of State government; and fundraising including grant writing, budgeting and reporting.
• Bachelors’ degree required. An advanced degree is preferred.
Salary is commensurate with experience. For additional information, please visit:
www.cglg.org
www.glslregionalbody.org
www.cglg.org/projects/water/GLSLRBWRC.asp
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter by Friday, August 14 to:
Ms. Zoë Munro
Council of Great Lakes Governors
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60601
E-mail: zmunro@cglg.org
No phone calls, please.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Helping Solve Local Wastewater Problems: A Manual
In September 2005, the West Virginia Rivers Coalition completed a wastewater manual in partnership with Canaan Valley Institute and several watershed organizations across the state, including ECRR. The goal of this manual is to help groups work in local communities to solve wastewater problems.
The manual describes situations where traditional infrastructure solutions are appropriate, and also introduces alternative approaches helpful for addressing the tough problems encountered in West Virginia. The manual is designed to help watershed groups and local decision-makers find a system that will work best, and to provide information necessary to start working toward the implementation of locally developed solutions.
You can read and download the manual here.
The manual describes situations where traditional infrastructure solutions are appropriate, and also introduces alternative approaches helpful for addressing the tough problems encountered in West Virginia. The manual is designed to help watershed groups and local decision-makers find a system that will work best, and to provide information necessary to start working toward the implementation of locally developed solutions.
You can read and download the manual here.
Kentucky Waterways Alliance Seeks Development Associate
KWA is seeking a Development Associate to assist the Executive Director in ensuring that the organization raises sufficient funds to fulfill KWA’s mission. He/she will assist the Executive Director writing grant reports and in starting a new major donor program. Initially this is a part-time position with benefits paid according to hours worked. KWA intends to increase the hours with the goal of making this a full-time salaried position as soon as possible. The position will be based in KWA’s Louisville office. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to: Director@KWAlliance.org
Position will remain open until filled.
Position will remain open until filled.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Vote for your favorite river organization!
New Belgium Brewing is hosting a nationwide contest to give a $10,000 grant to the river or water group that gets the most votes by September 30. Go to Skinny Dip then click on Vote for a Cause and cast your vote! Ask your friends to vote too by forwarding eStream, using your Facebook site or any other way you can think of!
Water Quality Snapshot of Passive Treatment Systems
By Cliff Denholm, Stream Restoration, Inc.
(Stream Restoration Inc. (SRI) is a non-profit organization whose mission focuses on the restoration of streams impacted by abandoned coal mine drainage. SRI is located in Mars, PA.)
As many of you may already be aware, a partnership effort has been organized to conduct two water quality snapshots of all the publicly-funded passive treatment systems located within Pennsylvania. This snapshot will consist of collecting water samples for laboratory analysis as well as measuring selected field parameters. The samples will be collected for the raw untreated AMD, the final effluent of the passive system, and the influent and effluent of every alkalinity-generating component such as ALDs, VFPs, SAPS, etc., as feasible.
The first snapshot is planned to take place over the next couple of months (August and September 2009). The second snapshot is planned to take place in late winter/early spring (March, April, May 2010). The monitoring will be conducted by a team consisting of individuals from PA DEP's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation (BAMR), Stream Team, PA Senior Environmental Corps, Mill Creek Coalition, Babb Creek Watershed Association, Broadtop Township, and Stream Restoration Incorporated. Funding for the snapshot is through a PA DEP Growing Greener Grant obtained by the Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR).
Data from the snapshot will be made publicly available via Datashed http://www.datashed.org/ which is a free, web-based database designed to assist in the management of data related to passive treatment systems and stream monitoring for watershed groups, nonprofits, academia, government agencies and anyone else interested in passive treatment. In addition to the water monitoring data from this snapshot event, information regarding these passive systems, which has been collected by PA DEP BAMR over the last year including existing water quality data, site schematics, as-builts, information forms, etc. will be uploaded to Datashed. An account is not necessary to view any of this data; however, if you would like to be able to upload your own data, documents, and information you can get an account very easily by contacting Cliff Denholm or Shaun Busler at Stream Restoration Inc. 724-776-0161.
We have tried to include as many email addresses of watershed organizations as we could however there were many that we could not find. So please feel free to forward this announcement to watershed groups that you know.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this sampling event please contact Cliff Denholm at Stream Restoration Incorporated. Telephone: 724-776-0161, Email:
sri@streamrestorationinc.org
(Stream Restoration Inc. (SRI) is a non-profit organization whose mission focuses on the restoration of streams impacted by abandoned coal mine drainage. SRI is located in Mars, PA.)
As many of you may already be aware, a partnership effort has been organized to conduct two water quality snapshots of all the publicly-funded passive treatment systems located within Pennsylvania. This snapshot will consist of collecting water samples for laboratory analysis as well as measuring selected field parameters. The samples will be collected for the raw untreated AMD, the final effluent of the passive system, and the influent and effluent of every alkalinity-generating component such as ALDs, VFPs, SAPS, etc., as feasible.
The first snapshot is planned to take place over the next couple of months (August and September 2009). The second snapshot is planned to take place in late winter/early spring (March, April, May 2010). The monitoring will be conducted by a team consisting of individuals from PA DEP's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation (BAMR), Stream Team, PA Senior Environmental Corps, Mill Creek Coalition, Babb Creek Watershed Association, Broadtop Township, and Stream Restoration Incorporated. Funding for the snapshot is through a PA DEP Growing Greener Grant obtained by the Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR).
Data from the snapshot will be made publicly available via Datashed http://www.datashed.org/ which is a free, web-based database designed to assist in the management of data related to passive treatment systems and stream monitoring for watershed groups, nonprofits, academia, government agencies and anyone else interested in passive treatment. In addition to the water monitoring data from this snapshot event, information regarding these passive systems, which has been collected by PA DEP BAMR over the last year including existing water quality data, site schematics, as-builts, information forms, etc. will be uploaded to Datashed. An account is not necessary to view any of this data; however, if you would like to be able to upload your own data, documents, and information you can get an account very easily by contacting Cliff Denholm or Shaun Busler at Stream Restoration Inc. 724-776-0161.
We have tried to include as many email addresses of watershed organizations as we could however there were many that we could not find. So please feel free to forward this announcement to watershed groups that you know.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this sampling event please contact Cliff Denholm at Stream Restoration Incorporated. Telephone: 724-776-0161, Email:
sri@streamrestorationinc.org
GiftWorks Special Offer
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Click the following link to participate in our special offer:
Place your GiftWorks request
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Place your GiftWorks request
Job Opening: NY Great Lakes Research Consortium
Title: Project Staff Assistant or Associate; full or part-time hours negotiable
Unit: Great Lakes Research Consortium
Salary Range: Low to mid 30’s (at full-time rate) depending on qualifications; excellent benefits.
Expected Duration: This is an ongoing position funded through member dues; the initial appointment is for one year.
Brief Description of Duties: The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) is an organization of eighteen colleges and universities in New York, with nine affiliate campuses in Ontario, dedicated to collaborative research and education on the Great Lakes. We have nearly 400 member faculty, who are conducting research in every facet of Great Lakes science. More information is available at our website www.esf.edu/glrc.
The role of the Project Staff Assistant or Associate is to assist the Executive Director in the overall administration of Great Lakes Research Consortium. Duties include the organizing and facilitating all GLRC programs and events including the annual conference, seminar series, and publication of the GLRC newsletter, annual report and directory. The project assistant or associate also serves as liaison to the New York Great Lakes Basin Advisory Council and helps administer the New York Great Lakes Protection Fund small grants program. The successful candidate should be comfortable with desktop publishing software such as Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, as publications and preparation of outreach materials are a major aspect of the job. Position also includes office administrative duties and oversight of several student assistants. Ability to work independently is essential. The work may entail periodic evening and weekend work on and off campus.
Required qualifications include: Bachelor's degree; science background; strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail and a working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
Preferred qualifications include: Advanced knowledge of layout and design of publications using Adobe Creative Suite, familiarity with web-design using Dreamweaver and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary science, technology and engineering programs; Grant-writing experience, an understanding of great lakes science and policy as well as knowledge of New York organizations whose work is focused on the Great Lakes is a plus.
Date to Be Filled: September 2009
Application Deadline: Although the college will accept applications until the position is filled, interested candidates should submit their materials by August 24, 2009 for optimal consideration.
Application Procedure: Employment application is required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr/search/ and must attach a cover letter and resume; candidates are also encouraged to include short (1-2 page) examples of publication layout or outreach materials that they have created.
The GLRC office can be contacted directly at GLRC@esf.edu or at 315-470-6720.
Unit: Great Lakes Research Consortium
Salary Range: Low to mid 30’s (at full-time rate) depending on qualifications; excellent benefits.
Expected Duration: This is an ongoing position funded through member dues; the initial appointment is for one year.
Brief Description of Duties: The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) is an organization of eighteen colleges and universities in New York, with nine affiliate campuses in Ontario, dedicated to collaborative research and education on the Great Lakes. We have nearly 400 member faculty, who are conducting research in every facet of Great Lakes science. More information is available at our website www.esf.edu/glrc.
The role of the Project Staff Assistant or Associate is to assist the Executive Director in the overall administration of Great Lakes Research Consortium. Duties include the organizing and facilitating all GLRC programs and events including the annual conference, seminar series, and publication of the GLRC newsletter, annual report and directory. The project assistant or associate also serves as liaison to the New York Great Lakes Basin Advisory Council and helps administer the New York Great Lakes Protection Fund small grants program. The successful candidate should be comfortable with desktop publishing software such as Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, as publications and preparation of outreach materials are a major aspect of the job. Position also includes office administrative duties and oversight of several student assistants. Ability to work independently is essential. The work may entail periodic evening and weekend work on and off campus.
Required qualifications include: Bachelor's degree; science background; strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail and a working knowledge of spreadsheet, database, and word processing software.
Preferred qualifications include: Advanced knowledge of layout and design of publications using Adobe Creative Suite, familiarity with web-design using Dreamweaver and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary science, technology and engineering programs; Grant-writing experience, an understanding of great lakes science and policy as well as knowledge of New York organizations whose work is focused on the Great Lakes is a plus.
Date to Be Filled: September 2009
Application Deadline: Although the college will accept applications until the position is filled, interested candidates should submit their materials by August 24, 2009 for optimal consideration.
Application Procedure: Employment application is required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr/search/ and must attach a cover letter and resume; candidates are also encouraged to include short (1-2 page) examples of publication layout or outreach materials that they have created.
The GLRC office can be contacted directly at GLRC@esf.edu or at 315-470-6720.
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