Del Albright: advocacy

BECOME AN ADVOCATING AMBASSADOR: SAVE YOUR SPORT, SAVE YOUR TRAILS, SAVE YOUR WAY OF LIFE

By Del Albright

If you want to protect the things you love—your trails, your freedom, your faith, your family, or your fun—it’s time to step up and become an Advocating Ambassador for your cause. Whether it's motorized recreation, your church, your kids' school, or your political views, the time is now.

What Is an Advocating Ambassador?

Let’s break it down using Wikipedia's definitions:

Advocate: A believer, an activist, someone who promotes or campaigns for something.
Ambassador: A diplomat, an emissary, a spokesperson.

So, our version of an Advocating Ambassador is this:

A committed spokesperson who believes in and promotes a cause with diplomacy, passion, and purpose—often as a volunteer.

What Does That Look Like in Real Life?

At meetings, on the trail, around the campfire, or in your daily routine—it means showing up, speaking out, and making your cause part of your lifestyle.

It’s about not letting the moment slip by.
It’s about choosing action over silence.
It’s about creating change instead of waiting for someone else to do it.

The Shortcuts: Be. See. Three.

Use this simple formula to stay on track:

✅ BE

Be involved.
Be trained up and knowledgeable.
Be present and committed.
Be bold enough to lead the conversation when your issue is on the table.

👀 SEE

See the big picture and the long-term vision.
See the “little wins” you can earn each day.
See where you need help—and seek it out.
See how local actions ripple into bigger change.

🔁 THREE

Think about or act on your cause three times a day:

Breakfast: As you read the news, ask yourself—what can I do today to move the needle? (Maybe write a letter, send an email, share a post.)
Lunch: Reassess—are you following through?
Dinner: Reflect on what you accomplished. Pat yourself on the back. Plan your next move.

So whether you’re protecting a beloved trail, supporting your church, leading your family, or standing firm in your beliefs, become an Advocating Ambassador.
Be. See. Three.
Then ACT.

All the best,
Del

Want to Learn More?

Volunteer and Land Use Tools:

NOHVCC CREATES VIDEOS TO HELP RIDERS PROTECT TRAILS

The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) has created a Public Land Advocacy Video Workshop series with help from Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. via their OHV Access Initiative, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the Specialty Vehicle Institute of American (SVIA), and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA). The workshops are designed to give riders the skills they’ll need to keep trails open in their areas; covering everything who the enthusiasts are, planning a trail system, writing effective comments, moving forward from route designation, and much more.

The series consists of 14 easy to watch sessions ranging from 15 to 30 minutes each. The content is based on NOHVCC’s successful onsite workshop sessions with NOHVCC topic experts. The sessions are designed to give the people who can’t participate in an on-site workshop or a webinar the tools they need to help keep their trails open.

Russ Ehnes, Executive Director of the NOHVCC said “These are tight economic times and we need to take advantage of technology to help riders get the information they need. This program is helping us reach thousands of OHV activists and riders who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to take part in a NOHVCC workshop. This may be one of the best tools that we have created so far for not only the enthusiast’s toolbox, but for program managers as well.”

The workshop modules were developed in cooperation with the American Motorcyclist Association, BlueRibbon Coalition, Motorcycle Industry Council, Off-Road Business Association, Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, and United Four Wheel Drive Associations

To order a DVD, e-mail us at trailhead@nohvcc.org or call us at 800-348-6487. The DVD will be shipped to you free of charge, courtesy of the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative.

Get more links about this from my website here: http://www.delalbright.com/Misc/nohvcc_videos.html

I've started watching them and see quite a bit of value for us.
Del

BECOME AN ADVOCATING AMBASSADOR