My Environmental Work with Non-Profits, NGOs, and Government
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
World Commission on Protected Areas - WCPA
Deputy Vice-Chairman, Public Relations and Communications, Mountains Biome
Member, WCPA Task Force on Cities and Protected Areas
Member, WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Task Force
IUCN is the world's largest conservation organization. The WCPA is one of six IUCN Commissions. Within the WCPA there are two biomes, marine and mountains. There are also some Task Forces within the WCPA, such as the Cities and Protected Areas Task Force based in Sacramento, California and the Tourism and Protected Areas Task Force (learn more). I manage the website for the Mountains Biome and Mountain Protected Areas Network. I also manage and contribute to the Mountains Biome Blog.
The American Alpine Club
Past-Vice President
Chairman, The Yosemite Committee
Member, Conservation Committee
Founded in 1902, the AAC represents the American climbing community nationally and internationally (through the UIAA). It also has a very strong conservation heritage. John Muir was the second president, Theodore Roosevelt was an Honorary Member, and David Brower, Yvon Chouinard (founder of Patagonia), and Doug Tompkins are just a few of the important conservation leaders among the AAC membership.
The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation
President, Mountain Protection Commission The UIAA is based in Switzerland and was founded in 1932. It began as a European federation, but now all continents are represented with 82 member national climbing organisations representing 57 different countries. The UIAA is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the international federation for mountaineering.
Member, California Recreation Resource Advisory Committee
This is a US Federal Advisory Committee managed by the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. On this committee I represent summer non-motorized recreation in California.
Committee Member, The Rowell Award - The Art of Adventure
The annual Rowell Award celebrates the accomplishments of famed climber/photographer Galen Rowell and his aviatrix/fellow adventurer Barbara Rowell, who both perished in a tragic plane crash in 2002. The Rowell Award honors that adventurer whose artistic passion illuminates the wild places of the world, and whose accomplishments significantly benefit both the environment and the people who inhabit these lands and regions. Here are photos from the 2010 Award event in San Francisco featuring the Award winner Craig Childs, event speaker David Breashears, and four high-altitude Sherpa guides who have worked with David on his Everest film projects and expeditions: Jangbu Sherpa, Kami Sherpa, Nawang Sherpa, and Nima Sherpa.
