During the summer of 2005, my friend Charlie Oriez
asked that I consider running for the Executive 
Committee of the Sierra Club's Rocky Mountain 
Chapter. Although I was reluctant to run, I thought
I would provide a bio and campaign statement that
best reflected my thoughts about the Sierra Club
and environmentalism at that time. All of the 
candidates' statements were made available to the
entire membership prior to the fall 2005 election,
here's mine:


The Earth, and the life that it harbors, is more 
special and precious than anything we can ever invent 
or imagine.  We are environmentalists because we 
care, deeply, and have banded together to make things 
better – to repair, heal, and nurture these dying 
lands and haggard species.  It is imperative that all 
of us keep working together to protect the natural 
world around us – the Earth is the most precious of 
gifts and cannot be abandoned for profit, greed, or 
simple indifference. Yet, despite our heartfelt 
caring, the accelerating rate of destruction, loss, 
and damage continues unabated.  I, myself, have been 
a Sierra Club volunteer for over 17 years and hope 
you’ll support me in this election, in this most 
import cause...

 - Roger J. Wendell