Activist/Volunteers Needed:

Festivals: Would you like to talk to people from a Sierra Club booth at festivals? The Club is looking for people to represent us at upcoming festivals like the Bodega Seafood, Art & Wine Festival, and the Progressive Festival in Petaluma. It entails giving out the Needles and other literature, and selling teeshirts, etc. It's fun, it's free admission and you have time to walk around and enjoy the event too. Call Diana 823-4293.

Environmental Center Office: Volunteer one afternoon a week (or a month). Help keep the Environmental Center open more hours. Read your novel, share in group tasks, meet the public and be involved. Call Diana at 823-4293.

Sonoma Group Membership Chair: Person needed to introduce new members to activities and groups within the Club. Person will attend Environmental Forums once a month and spend 2-3 hours meeting new members. Contact Diana: 823-4293.

Redwood Chapter Membership Chair: Welcome and match new members with their interests within the local Sierra Club, implement a new member contact plan, co-ordinate sharing information with Group Membership Chairs. Contact Margaret at penningt@sonic.net, 707-479-6682.

Sonoma County Reporters: Do you want to be involved with the Sierra Club, but live too far out to attend meetings? Perhaps you live in Cloverdale, Healdsburg, Windsor or Jenner, Bodega Bay, Occidental, Petaluma or Sonoma. The Conservation Committee wants to know about the issues in your community and to support your work. However, we need the information. We're looking for local "reporters" who will inform us monthly of the ongoing efforts to improve the environment and protect the integrity of our county. 1-2 hours a month written or email and Sierra Club membership required. Contact Marsha Taylor, Conservation Committee Chair, 546-9233.

Nature Guides at Spring Lake: Nonprofit group leads nature walks for Sonoma County schoolchildren during school year. Call for volunteers: Fall training announcement: Start Sat 9/18, end Sat 11/20 for volunteer Nature Guides at Spring Lake Park in Santa Rosa. Contact: Maria Rowell at maria@sonomakids.com or (707) 829-3792.

Wilderness Campaign Volunteers: Protect California’s Wild Places! California residents and Sierra Club volunteers have a proud history of protecting its wild places through grassroots volunteerism and political activism. Now you can join us in one of California’s most ambitious campaigns to protect our remaining wild places. Dave Westman (510) 622-0290 ext.220, dave.westman@sierraclub.org.