Del Albright

WINTER ON THE ROCKS LIVES UP TO ITS NAME Stacie Albright in her 1994 Land Cruiser (80 Series) getting it done on the red rocks of Sand Hollow State Park outside Hurricane, UT for Winter on the Rocks with the Utah folks and Utah 4 Wheel Drive Association. This annual event is a real kick in the pants, but more importantly really brings awareness to landuse and access. We are proud to be here representing the BlueRibbon Coalition. More on the TAP Tour Blog at http://www.trailaccesstour.com and go to BLOG.

TRAIL ACCESS PARTNERSHIP TOUR (TAPT) II BEGINS TAP Tour I included scenic stops like this red rock scene from Logandale, NV from the Hump 'n Bump event. We set sail today on TAP Tour II headed for our first stop in St. George, UT for the Winter on the Rocks event with some great folks in the Utah four-wheeling community. Keep up with the adventures and trail-saving work at http://www.trailaccesstour.com

"SOUNDSCAPES" AND MORE ODDBALL WAYS TO CLOSE AND RESTRICT PUBLIC LANDS. Is your rig noisy?  Does your lawnmower bother your neighbor?  Do you snore in camp?  Well, if you answered yes to any of these, you may find yourself with new restrictions on your personal freedoms!! So, OK, I'm being a bit cute here, but the reality is there are new and oddball ways that folks are dreaming up to close us out of public lands. Here are some explanations and what we can do about it: http://www.delalbright.com/Articles/soundscapes.html

   PETERSEN'S 4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD KICKS IT FOR LANDUSE AND BLUERIBBON COALITION Rick Pewe did an awesome write up about BRC and our recent TAP Tour in his March editorial.  Lots of “love” for BRC and landuse.     Source Interlink has been supporting landuse for some time and this is another example of going out of the ordinary to help keep our trails open. Petersen’s 4-Wheel and Off-Road: http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/departments/4xforward/131_1203_march_2012_4xforward_editorial/index.html Del

PLEDGE TOWARDS ANY DRIVER IN KING OF THE HAMMERS TO SUPPORT LANDUSE AND JOHNSON VALLEY -- THE HAMMERS In a couple weeks the famous Race-a-Thon is getting it on again to support landuse at the King of the Hammers race in Johnson Valley.  PLEDGE now and towards ANY DRIVER. Travis Carpenter and the Team 4405 Landuse Buggy are leading the charge, but this year, you can pledge any amount towards any driver. 60% of the donations will go to the Johnson Valley fight (to keep the Marines from taking it over); and 40% to BlueRibbon Coalition, fighting for all trails and all sports.  You pick the driver you want to pledge to. The driver who makes the most in pledges also gets a full feature write up in CRAWL magazine. It's all to a good cause; and no amount is too small.  PLEDGE NOW and make a difference. thanks,  Del Here are the pledge links and info:  Go pledge/donate to land use Click here to read the 5 W's and make your pledge- http://www.sharetrail...

Landuse Compound at KOH KOH LANDUSE COMPOUND TO BE IN FULL SWING It is official now....the unofficial landuse at KOH, that is, for 2012. We will have the "landuse compound" in full swing and invite anyone over that wants to campfire chat about landuse, access, freedom and anything related to that.... We're calling it the Landuse Meet & Greet with BRC and Cal4wheel (if anyone from another group shows up we'll include them as well). But it's just camp fire time, after hours, informal, around the RV's and ice chests.  We'll have folks with us like John Stewart, Woody from IH8MUD.com, Todd Ockert from Cal4 and Access Army/BRC, Mark Cave (Cal4) and others. We hope to make the "compound" area right near the main entrance to Hammertown. We'll have banners out on the RV's. CB channel 3, and I'll find out what HAM channel as well (before we get there). OPEN TO ALL.  Please come by and visit about saving trails an...

TRAIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ROUNDS UP THE VOTING NUMBERS Dear Trail Voter, The Trail Political Action Committee is launching its national  Trail Voter Roundup –  100 More  to Even the Score    campaign today.  This effort will run from  January 16 through the 20th.   TPAC has a goal this week to get another 100 people to support our effort to elect pro-access candidates to  Congress. Read more here: http://www.delalbright.com/Access/tpac_roundup.html

TRAIL ACCESS PARTNERSHIP TOUR (TAPT) II HEADS TO UTAH, PHOENIX AND KOH Traveling with the help of Nemesis Industries, T&T Customs and MetalCloak, the TAP Tour II will hit St. George, UT for Winter on the Rocks, then Phoenix, AZ for some landuse endeavors, and on to King of the Hammers. The idea is to bring together businesses, off-roaders and landuse, all in the spirit of working together to save trails and keep our sports alive. Winter on the Rocks supports the overall efforts to keep Utah free, open and available to us for responsible recreation under the Utah 4Wheel Drive Association. We hope you'll find us; hang out; talk landuse; and help us help you keep YOUR trails open. More on the TAP Tour can be found at: http://www.trailaccesstour.com We'll be hitting the road soon!! Del & Stacie Team Albright

BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC. MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact: Greg Mumm, BRC Executive Director           Phone: (208) 244-2112           Date: January 11, 2012 BRC Board Member and Long-Time Recreation Advocate Pens Article for Prestigious Law Textbook LAKESIDE, CA (January 11) - John Stewart, BlueRibbon Coalition Board member and long-time access advocate, has written an article for the Natural Resources Law program at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law. http://law.du.edu/index.php/enrlp The article, advocating recreation inclusion in public lands management policy, will appear in the Natural Resources Law 2nd Edition, authored by Jan Laitos. The publication is designed for classroom use in U.S. law schools across the country. Read the whole story here:  http://www.sharetrails.org/news/2012/0...

2012 STRATEGIES TO SAVE ACCESS INCLUDE  A NEW LINEUP OF TIPS While lining up my strategies to strengthen the fight for access in 2012, I see some new "lines" I wanted to share with you. First of all, in the big picture of things, it still boils down to all of us belonging to those groups we believe in, whether they are perfect or not; join up. Secondly, in the West, you should follow the progress of the Sage Grouse as it's the new Spotted Owl and sure will impact our recreational access, as well as other uses of the land. Third, the Forest Planning Rule is still a big one affecting us nationally.  Make sure you're on the BlueRibbon Coalition Alert list to keep up with this biggie. Fourth, the overall strategies for 2012 have a new look, but simliar lineup.  Go here for my article on the formula we need to follow to put access Job Number 1. http://www.delalbright.com/Articles/strategies_war.html thanks, Del

Monday, January 9, 2012 Sage Grouse - the New Spotted Owl to Close Access? My landuse partner, Don Amador sent out this quick update today regarding a federal planning effort related to the Sage Grouse. HQ believes it could be the rangeland version of the Northern Spotted Owl controversy that shut down the lumber industry during the Timber Wars (circa 1990-2000). BRC National Sage Grouse Alert http://www.sharetrails.org/alerts/2012/01/09/blm-and-fs-launch-national-greater-sagegrouse-planning-strategy Read Don Amador's blog: http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2012/01/hq-western-states-alert-sage-grouse.html  

OREGON, WYOMING and NEW MEXICO in the LANDUSE NEWS New Mexico OHV Association has news about Carson National Forest. Wyoming, Yellowstone Park opens to snowmobiles on a limited basis (but it is open) Oregon, Baker area and BLM news. Landuse is starting to hit the headlines again in 2012 with stuff popping up everyday.  Stay tuned; stay involved; and stay on the landuse team. More on all these topics at http://www.sharetrails.org , the home page of BlueRibbon Coalition.

Rubicon Trail Foundation Becomes Premier Advertiser/Sponsor of New Land Use Book We are pleased to continue our partnership with the Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) by having them as one of our premier sponsor/advertisers in the landuse and volunteerism book we'll be releasing soon. RTF knows the new landuse book will be invaluable to helping the effort to keep the Rubicon Trail alive and well for all, while building a stronger volunteer base.  With subjects like how to give a speech; how to write a letter; how to lead volunteers; and tons of info on land stewardship, this book will supplement the great job already being done by everyone working on the Rubicon Trail. According to Scott Johnston, President of RTF, " Del was instrumental in the creation of RTF and his classes for OHV advocacy got RTF off the ground and running!! We could not pass up the opportunity to support this book and its tricks and tips." RTF is a federally recognized non-profit organizati...

ACCESS ARMY TIMES January 2012 Newsletter of access in the virtual (social internet) world. By editor, Todd Ockert, with many contributors. FREE to anyone interested in protecting our motorized and mechanized access to lands and waterways. JANUARY 2012 edition here:  http://www.delalbright.com/Access/AA-Jan-2012-Newsletter.pdf

"Donstradamus" Don Amador Predicts (for fun) the OHV future for 2012. Here are the top 10 predictions from noted access advocate, Don Amador.  He "sees" the future; gives us the insider insight; and tells it like it might be....some of these crack me up! A few are likely to be true in my book.  Whew...check out his predictions on his blog at: http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2011/12/dontradamus-issues-top-ten-ohv.html Del