New to Landuse?
Welcome to landuse, access, conservation, stewardship, and
getting involved. This is your first stop in learning what to do, how to
do it, and where to start.
We can't afford to sit back and wait for someone else to do it. Here are simple starting steps.
STEP 1:
JOIN whatever groups and associations make sense
to you, national, regional, state, and local clubs. JOINING is absolutely the
best first step. You will learn so much in so little time. Besides that, we
need our voices heard where decisions are made, and organized recreation groups
are how we do that. Do not be just virtual in your membership. Get your
name on the roster of a brick-and-mortar outfit that has numbers to show
politicians.
STEP 2:
LEARN from websites (like this one) that deal
in landuse and access. Spend the time necessary to dig around and pick up
all the tidbits you can. Be careful, though; some social networks are
full of keyboard warriors and immature dummies. Avoid them. Pick out credible
names/people, and follow their advice and sites.
STEP 3:
GET TRAINING from folks like TreadLightly or the
National Off-Highway Vehicle Coordination Council (NOHVCC). You can also take
my Recreational Leadership Training Course (RLTC) online. Attend land use
seminars at state association conventions. Sign up for Zoom meetings
covering landuse from your favorite organized recreation group/association.
ATTEND a few club meetings (locally) and perhaps a
state association convention or district meeting to get a sense of what takes
place and how folks interact in saving trails and sustainable motorized
recreation. Be a guest on a trail ride or event locally and see how things go
down before you decide.
STUDY the jargon and terms used in landuse so you
know when to say what. For example, we don’t refer to the backcountry as
wilderness because Wilderness (with a capital W) means closed to motorized and
mechanized vehicles/bikes. We use terms like conservation, not preservation. We
might say ‘protect your right to ride,’ but we use it carefully because
protection is often used by those who do not like motorized access, and they
want to protect the backcountry from us. Please read the blog and posts here to
get a sense of the words we use.
Go here for more on Getting Involved (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Who to Join?
Give a Speech
Write a Letter
What is Travel Management
105 Off-Road Tips (Breakey and Albright)
How to Improve Our Image
About Better Meetings
Learn to Facilitate Groups/Meetings
Dealing with Gov’mt and Bureaucracy
Keep Public Lands out of jail
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