[ATrain]

Congrats Bro

http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/n ... r-1448475/

Write-in voters elected Steven M. Troxel, a Republican activist, to the Robert E. Lee Soil & Water Conservation District.

[flamehunter]

Congrats. Oh, and please tell us exactly what that position is responsible for. I never hear about this outside of an election.

[matshark]

It was completely by accident.

http://www.releeswcd.com/

"Two Directors are elected to four-year terms from each of the three counties and the City of Lynchburg in the regular general elections."

Responsibilities of the staff include:

*Administration of the Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program (VACS)
*Coordination of Watershed Surveys for Monitoring and Protection
*College internships
*Environmental Education and Outreach
*Grant Oversight for Special Watershed Initiatives and Coordination of District Operations.

[LUconn]

uhh, it looks as though it's kind of important. Do you know anything about those things?

[ATrain]

uhh, it looks as though it's kind of important. Do you know anything about those things?

I have no doubt he'll learn and do a great job.

He will also learn about how much government red tape sucks when you work as an administrator for a government program.

[matshark]

Does anybody know about those things before they give themselves titles in academia and proclaim themselves "experts"?

(Not an intended sleight against anyone specifically, rather, the entire general process of becoming an "expert" in environmental anything - anyone been following climategate 2.0?)

It's just like anything: You find the best people that can do the best job of whatever you're trying to do. Then you figure out how to do it the most effectively and efficiently.

And yes ATrain, red tape does suck... that's why I'm going to try and cut as much of it as possible. And for whatever budget there is allocated to the board, I'm going to try and spend as little of it as possible.

Y'all may want to get some

*and for the record, I spend a VERY large amount of my time outdoors and in the woods. I get to see things up close and personally from an angle of more than just an academic or professional interest. Essentially all of my hobbies revolve around the outdoors, so I notice a lot of things that most folks wouldn't and have a vested interest in it that is greater than mere money can buy.