New Spokane Riverkeeper sought for growing water watch program.
In the most positive sense of the term, founding Spokane Riverkeeper Rick Eichstaedt is looking to replace himself as the day-to-day Riverkeeper. Eichstaedt, an environmental and land use attorney who joined the Center for Justice five and a half years ago, will continue as the project’s program director and lawyer. The project is also represented by the Gonzaga Law School’s Environmental Law Clinic.
The opening for a new Riverkeeper comes as the high-profile project enters its second year.
“Looking downstream, the reality is that we’d really like to find someone with the skills and passion to be the full-time public advocate for the Spokane River and its watershed,” Eichstaedt says. “The program is expanding and we’re eager to find the right person to take the lead in monitoring and speaking out for a resource that, in so many ways, in still under siege from pollution and ill-devised shoreline and land use practices in the watershed.”
Among the traits and skills being sought for the position are:
*Undergraduate college degree (preferably in natural sciences or law.)
*Whitewater rafting and boating experience.
*Writing, public speaking, and other communication experience.
*Ability to argue convincingly for controversial positions.
*Experience in public advocacy.
A full job descriptions is attached, with information on how to apply for the position.
