How Will VPL Operate?
Activities of the unincorporated VPL coalition will be coordinated through a 7-person volunteer Steering Committee. The Steering Committee has two purposes: (1) to ensure that any public statements made using VPL’s name are consistent with the Principles for Public Lands, and (2) to coordinate high-profile efforts undertaken by VPL as a coalition. Structure of the Steering Committee Participation on the all-volunteer Steering Committee is open to any VPL member group. The Committee will be comprised of up to seven representatives. Only one representative of any VPL member group may serve on the Committee at one time. Any member group can request a place on the committee. A major function of the Steering Committee is to facilitate VPL’s role as a unified voice for the grassroots, by supporting the efforts of groups across the country while keeping the workload to a minimum for signatory groups. A single e-mail address, steering@voicesforpubliclands.org, distributes messages to all Steer
