As many of you know, we are hoping to attract as many newcomers as possible
to our September 6-7 California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee
meeting
in Rancho El Chorro. We have expanded the program, adding special
population
and urban environmental issues workshops and a keynote speaker with a
terrific
success story to tell. We have programs especially designed for newcomers,
such as one on "How To Reduce Sprawl In Your Community." There will be
updates
on a variety of topic and issues, including the latest on the Davis Recall,
the Boxer Senatorial Campaign, and Sierra Club plans in 2004 for regime
change
on the home front. Of course, we are also likely to be establishing
conservation policy on a variety of important issues.

To make it even easier to attend, the CNRCC will waive registration fees for
newcomers and will reimburse travel expenses for anyone who needs the help.
All of this is part of larger efforts to attract a "new, more diverse
generation of leaders" as envisioned in our 2003 CNRCC Workplan. But we
need you help
to get the news out.

You can help by emailing or personally distributing the following materials
within you chapters, to members CNRCC committees and task forces, and at
Sierra
Club meetings you attend. Chapter newsletters should already have the
information some weeks ago, but please feel free to follow up with them.
Below you
will find a brief invitation with background, a Calendar item, and a
newsletter
story.

Help us get the word out and see you in Rancho El Chorro!

Cheers,
John

John Monsen
CNRCC Chair
818-951-7714

Join us for the September 6-7 CNRCC Meeting in Rancho El Chorro, featuring
keynote speaker Kevin Hall who will talk about "Cleaning Up The San Joaquin
Valley's Air: An Activist's Journey."

Publicity Materials For September CNRCC Meeting
Please Help Get The News Out!

Below, please find: 1) Invitation, 2) Calendar Item, 3) Newsletter Story.

You're Invited!
Statewide Conservation Activist Meeting September 6-7

California/Nevada Activists
To Gather In San Luis Obispo

You are invited to join the over 100 conservation activists who will be
attending the California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee (CNRCC)
meeting at
beautiful Rancho El Chorro near San Luis Obispo on the weekend of September
6-7. The meeting provides an opportunity to network with other conservation
activists and to gain a broader perspective on conservation issues ranging
from
forest and coastal protection to urban environmental challenges, sprawl and
water quality. This year's keynote speaker is Kevin Hall from the Tehipite
Chapter who will be leading off the proceedings with "Cleaning Up The San
Joaquin
Valley's Air: An Activist's Journey." All Sierra Club members are welcome
and
encouraged to attend.

This September's CNRCC program is designed to be very newcomer friendly with
special workshops for first-timers and a special travel reimbursement
program.
"How To Reduce Sprawl In Your Community" and a talk on the Bush
Administration's forest fire reduction (logging) program are among a group
of special
programs aimed at newcomers. To make it even easier to attend, the CNRCC
will
waive registration fees for newcomers and will reimburse travel expenses for
anyone who needs the help. Registration includes lunch, dinner and lodging
on
Saturday, September 6 and breakfast September 7. Workshops begin at 10 a.m.
Saturday with the main program beginning at 1 p.m. The meeting adjourns at
noon on
Sunday.

The regional meeting will also include a wide variety of other interesting
programs with an update on the Barbara Boxer campaign from her staff and
discussion of how to replace the Bush Administration with more
environmentally
friendly representation. There will also be an update from California State
Legislative Staff. Progress continues to be made on made on a variety of
fronts in
Sacramento which is much more friendly to environmental legislation than
Washington, DC. Annette Souder, Director of the Sierra Club's Global
Population and
Environment Program in Washington, DC, will present a population workshop
Saturday morning, September 6.

For more information about the September CNRCC meeting, including
registration, facilities, and program schedule, contact Lori Ives at <
ivesico@earthlink.net> or John Monsen at wildernessjfm@aol.com>. To get
regular updates on
statewide conservation issues and the work of the CNRCC and Sierra Club
California, sign up for the California Activists list serve
at <http://www.lsoft.com/SCRIPTS/WL.EXE?XH=LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG>. Click on
the eyeball icon to the right of Calif-Activists and then click on "join or
leave the list." Provide the email info as requested and click "sign up."

Calendar Item

All Sierra Club Members Invited!
Statewide Conservation Activist Meeting
September 6-7

You are invited to join the over 100 conservation activists who will be
attending the California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee (CNRCC)
meeting at
beautiful Rancho El Chorro near San Luis Obispo on the weekend of September
6-7. The meeting, which is open to all Sierra Club members, provides an
opportunity to network with other conservation activists and to gain a
broader
perspective on conservation issues ranging from forest and coastal
protection to
urban environmental challenges, sprawl and water quality. This years keynote
speaker is speaker Kevin Hall from the Tehipite Chapter who will be leading
off
the proceedings with "Cleaning Up The San Joaquin Valley's Air: An
Activist's
Journey."

This September's CNRCC program is designed to be very newcomer friendly with
special workshops for first-timers and a special travel reimbursement
program.
This is a one-time opportunity to get to network at little or no cost with
activists from far reaches of California and Nevada who share your
conservation
interests. The regional meeting will also include a wide variety of other
interesting programs with an update on the Barbara Boxer campaign from her
staff
and discussion of how to replace the Bush Administration with more
environmentally friendly representation. For more information about the
September CNRCC
meeting, including registration, facilities, and program schedule, contact
Lori Ives at <ivesico@earthlink.net> or John Monsen at
<wildernessjfm@aol.com>.

Newsletter Item

All Sierra Club Members Invited!
Conservation Activists From Across The State
To Gather In San Luis Obispo On September 6-7

By John Monsen
You are invited to join over 100 conservation activists in beautiful Rancho
El Chorro near San Luis Obispo on the weekend of September 6/7 to gain a
statewide perspective on a score of important conservation issues ranging
from
forest and coastal protection to urban environmental challenges and air
quality.
The occasion is the annual September meeting of the Sierra Club's
California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee (CNRCC), which is open to
all Sierra Club
members.

This year's keynote speaker is speaker Kevin Hall from the Tehipite Chapter
who will be leading off the proceedings with "Cleaning Up The San Joaquin
Valley's Air: An Activist's Journey." With Kevin's help, Earth Justice and
the
Sierra Club have won four lawsuits against the local air quality management
district for violations of the Clean Air Act, which put the issue of air
quality in
the San Joaquin Valley on the map across the state and beyond.

This September's CNRCC program is designed to be very newcomer friendly with
special workshops for first-timers and a special travel reimbursement
program.
"How To Reduce Sprawl In Your Community" and a talk on the Bush
Administration's forest fire reduction (logging) program are among a group
of special
program aimed at newcomers. To make it even easier to attend, the CNRCC will
waive
registration fees for newcomers and will reimburse travel expenses for
anyone
who needs the help. This is a one-time opportunity to get to network at
little or no cost with activists statewide who share your conservation
interests.

The regional meeting will also include a wide variety of other interesting
programs with an update on the Barbara Boxer campaign from her staff and
discussion of how to replace the Bush Administration with more
environmentally
friendly representation. There will also be an update from California State
Legislative Staff. Progress continues to be made on made on a variety of
fronts in
Sacramento which is much more friendly to environmental legislation than
Washington DC. Annette Souder, Director of the Sierra Club's Global
Population and
Environment Program in Washington, DC, will present a population workshop.
The
Program's mission is to protect the global environment and preserve natural
resources for the future by supporting efforts that slow population growth
and
reduce wasteful consumption.

The California/Nevada Regional Conservation Committee has 27 activist task
forces that do conservation work across California and Nevada. The CNRCC
helps
establish Sierra Club conservation policy at a statewide level and its
serves
as the Conservation Committee for Sierra Club California. The CNRCC holds
region-wide meetings at Rancho El Chorro every March and September.

For more information about the September CNRCC meeting, including
registration information, contact Lori Ives at <ivesico@earthlink.net> or
John Monsen at <
wildernessjfm@aol.com>. To get regular updates on statewide conservation
issues and the work of the CNRCC and Sierra Club California, sign up for the
California Activists list serve at <
http://www.lsoft.com/SCRIPTS/WL.EXE?XH=LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG>.
Click on the eyeball icon to the right of Calif-Activists and then click on
"join or leave the list." Provide email info as requested and click "sign
up."