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TRAIL PARTY Formed to Help Off Road Voters

Be an "ORV" -- Off Road Voter.

The current election can seem a little overwhelming, time consuming and maybe even a little confusing to sit down and read up on all the candidates and propositions. Don Amador, noted Recreation Advocate has made it easy and has done all the reading and put together an easy to use "Trail Party Voters Guide". Essentially it is comprised of the candidates that are OHV friendly and made the propositions a piece of cake to decide on.  The Trail Party is already taking on national importance in helping to de


Go here to take a peek: Trail Party Voters Guide

CA -- Clear Creek OHV Area County Roads Back Open

BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC.


MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Don Amador

Phone: 925.625.6287

Email: brdon@sharetrails.org

Date: April 7, 2010

CALIFORNIA COUNTY MAKES HISTORIC ACCESS VOTE TO REOPEN ROADS

ON FEDERAL LANDS

HOLLISTER, CA (April 7)--A rural county in Central California made access history when it voted 4-0 to reassert its jurisdiction on 25 miles of county roads in an area currently closed by the federal government. The April 6 vote by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors to open roads currently closed to the public is a watershed moment for Californians who are fighting an avalanche of proposed closures on federal lands in the state.

The County also voted to have staff prepare public comments in support of Alternative A in the BLM's Draft Resource Management Plan for the Clear Creek Management Area Environmental Impact Statement. The BLM's preferred Alternative E functionally closes the area to meaningful vehicular access. Alternative A supports public use of all roads and trails that were open for motorized recreation and access before the 2008 interim closure.

Don Amador, Western Representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, states, "The San Benito County Board of Supervisors earned a place in the history books for taking a stand against a federal bureaucracy that has proposed a closure of historic proportions in their county. It was clear the Supervisors take seriously their constitutional role as a champion of the people and seek to protect the citizenry and the local economy from agenda-driven policies developed by unelected officials."

"When the federal government ignores the will of the people, local voters and users that visit the area have little choice but to look elsewhere for relief. Up and down the state, I see a growing number of counties who are joining with the people in defense of historic access to federal lands. Today's vote to reopen the roads for street-legal vehicles should be a clear signal to the BLM that their effort to make the Hollister Field Office a 'Human Free Zone' is going to be challenged," Amador concluded.

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The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. It represents over 10,000 individual members and 1,200 organization and business members, for a combined total of over 600,000 recreationists nationwide. 1-800-258-3742. www.sharetrails.org

Carnegie SVRA, CA, OPEN at last!!!

We did it.  We got Cargnegie opened back up.   All the hard work, letters, web posts and rally paid off.  Check out my partner's blog, The General, here: http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2010/03/sf-bay-area-legal-victory-at-carnegie.html

Great job by all.
Del

Carnegie SVRA Rally and Ride Video

The sports of motorized recreation are always under fire by folks who would rather watch TV and eat bon-bons than get behind or on a motor and have some real fun!  It seems no matter how responsible we are, how commited we are to keeping our OHV areas clean and maintained, or how passionate we make our pleas to the "other side," they just won't give up and leave us alone.  For them, it's never enough.

So for these unreasonable people, our answer needs to be to get mean.  No more Mr. Nice Guy.  Now don't get me wrong; not everyone deserves our "ugly" response.  There are some good folks wanting to help us keep our environment healthy while maintaining our sports.  There are some good politicians who know we are the "real" environmentalists anyway.  But for those radical protectionists that still think closing us out is the only answer, we need to get "mad as hell."  This speech by Dave Pickett (AMA, Dist. 36) and Don Amador (BlueRibbon Coalition), tells the tale.

Carnegie SVRA Rally and Ride

The hills were alive with the sounds of dirt bikes!!  It was awesome.  Yesterday's rally at Carnegie State Vehicle Recreation Area (SVRA) was a huge success.  The judge's order to close the park has already had a stay of a couple weeks and we're fighting to get the park back FULLY open in short order.

This is one of those bordering on silly situations -- but enough is enough, and silly or not, the OHV community is sick of being pushed around.  The FIGHT BACK attitude is alive and well.

Don Amador shows what a hoax this judge's order is...

Del and Don in the BlueRibbon booth with local riders who support BlueRibbon and Carnegie SVRA.

It was about the kids...and there were plenty of kids in riding gear on the stage to show the press how we want to have something for our kids and their motorized recreation future.

Side Note:  no matter what eco-situations we have or don't have on the ground where ever we recreate, it has been proven over and over that WE are ready, willing and ABLE to step up and fix it!  As volunteers, we are proven source of passionate and dedicated workers capable of drawing on our vast resources to fix any problem thrown at us.  Closure is not necessary; and not an option!!!

Wilderness Zombie -- the undead

My BlueRibbon Coalition partner, Don Amador, The General, writes about the Wilderness Zombie and how to get rid of them with a good dose of Pombo Doctrine.  You gotta see this.  Utah is the target of choice these days, but Wilderness and the Wilderness Zombie, the undead, are always out there, everywhere, and very hard to "manage."  Yet there are strategies in this war on access and ways to control the undead that just keep coming back.
Read Don's blog about this here: http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2009/10/hr-1925-ut-wilderness-bill-is-zombie.html#comment-form

Del

Land Use Planning; Bruce Babbitt; and Hunting

My BlueRibbon partner, Don Amador, has posted up a great blog on the public process, Bruce Babbit, and hunting. Actually, its' more than that, but for sure you can get a lot out of this quick read with some good links.

Don links to a fish and game aritcle about getting involved in the management of hunting. The guy who wrote that article is Ken Mayer, a very good friend of mine. Ken is now the Director of Wildlife for Nevada. Ken knows government and in his piece he explains what we can do to ensure we have a say with the USFS and BLM.

It's really important that we are part of the early on "scoping" process -- where we can get our ideas in the game right up front, and hopefully see our ideas end up as the process spits out a plan.
Check out Don's info on his blog here:
http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/

Del

More on Kids Ban on OHV's -- Still Alive

Don Amador, The General, is still asking us for help on this kids ban (lead) on OHV's. We need to keep up the pressure and public involvement. Our kids will be banned from OHV's if we don't.
REad and subscribe to the General's Blog: http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/

thanks for helping out.
Del

Stop the Ban on Kids on OHV’s

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!

Attention BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

HELP STOP THE FEBRUARY 10TH BAN ON YOUTH OHVS

On February 10, 2009, a new law regulating lead content in certain products will go into effect. This could adversely affect companies that manufacture or distribute youth model all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles. Dealers that sell and service those products would be impacted as well.

The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) and the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) have urgently requested the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and federal legislators to take a common sense approach to implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act's lead provisions.

SVIA and MIC have announced their intention to join several of their member companies in filing petitions with the CPSC for emergency relief from the provisions. They are also seeking a temporary final rule to exempt ATV and motorcycle parts in order to avoid major disruptions to enthusiasts, to the member companies' businesses, and to the companies' dealer network of thousands of small, independent businesses, which employ tens of thousands of Americans.

Go here for more and a sample letter: http://www.sharetrails.org/alerts/?alert=934

Thanks for your help on this important issue,

Del

Don Amador, BlueRibbon, Blogs to the World

If you'd like to keep up with the latest from Don Amador (be sure to bookmark this one), he has gotten into the Blogosphere. Check out Don's personal Blog (the General speaks).http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/
It'll be a great place to chat with Don too, if you have questions for him.
Del

Clear Creek (CA) Management Area Open Letter

BlueRibbon Coalition Open Letter to OHV Community (about Clear Creek Management Area)

From Don Amador, BRC Western Rep

BlueRibbon Coalition is engaged in many access issues around the country. Being the only grassroots national multiple-use organization in our OHV community, BRC is fully involved in nearly every state with a full plate of jobs. Their accomplishments are many.

Read more about Clear Creek (in CA) here: http://www.delalbright.com/Access/ccma_open_letter_brc.html

Del

BlueRibbon Champions Fund-Raiser

BRC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF "CELEBRATING THE CHAMPIONS OF ISDT/E" WEBSITE AND ONLINE AUCTION

December 1st, 2008

Contacts:

• Don Amador, BRC Western Representative
  
  • Phone: (925) 625-6287
    
  • Fax: (925) 625-5309
    
  • Email: brdon@sharetrails.org
    
  • Webpage: http://www.sharetrails.org/staff/#DonA
    

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ISDT/E Hero and Industry Land Use Champion - Motion Pro's Chris Carter
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POCATELLO, ID (Dec 1) — The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national trail recreation advocacy group, is proud to announce the launch of our "Celebrating the Champions of ISDT/E" website (http://www.sharetrails.org/breakfast-of-champions-2009) for its 11th Annual Breakfast of Champions (BOC) on February 15, 2009 at the Indy Expo. The Breakfast will be held at the Hyatt Regency Ballroom at 7:00 a.m. This is BRC's premiere fundraising event, and this newly created website will promote the event and host an online auction of memorabilia from ISDT/E and other off-road champions. Read the whole story and see the goodies on the Champions web site here: http://www.sharetrails.org/breakfast-of-champions-2009. We are gathering up new stuff from the 4x4 off-road world of champions as well. Wait until you see the things to bid on and enjoy. Del