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Call for Members -- While we can still put up a fight
DATE: 09/04/2008 19:32:36 / MOOD: angry
It's Time NOW to Join UP and Fight Call for Membership, BlueRibbon Coalition By Del Albright If you're not a BlueRibbon member, this IS the time to join. We need you. You need us. Motorized recreation in particular needs a strong voice right now, and BlueRibbon Coalition is the place to build that voice. Yes, please join your local club, your state and regional associations, and whatever else toots your whistle - but we have got to build up our only national multiple use grassroots organization. And we've got to build it now. We need strength now, before we have a new President. We need strength now, while Wilderness bills and gates are flying around Congress like flies. We need strength now, before it's too late. Please find your way to join the BlueRibbon Coalition now, while we still have time to save our sports. Thank you, Del
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Cantina for the 'Con -- Rubicon Trail News
DATE: 09/03/2008 12:48:36 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
Cantina for the 'Con 2008 Another Huge Success The 4th Annual Rubicon Trail Foundation (RTF) Cantina for the ‘Con was held over the Labor Day weekend and was a great success on many levels. We had a new record of over $20,000.00 in raffle prizes and raised $20,083.00 for RTF! We can’t thank our vendors and users enough for their generous support. This year’s event saw the cooperation of several clubs working together to support the Rubicon. Here’s a list of clubs and the duties they shared · California Creepers Club: Parking & Traffic Control · Pirates of the Rubicon Club: Saturday & Sunday Cook Crew, Food Prep & Serving · Rock-N-Roll 4x4 Club: Vendor solicitation and Ticket Sale Promotion · Rock Zombies Club: Sunday Food Prep Crew, Raffle Donation s · Rubicon Rockheads Club: Audio/Communication system, Margarita/Slushy, Knob Polishing Booth, and EveryTrailisSacred.com swag.· TDO: Event Planning and Organization, Food Prep, Cook Crew and Serving Read the whole story and download/share the press release here Thanks to all, Del View Entry
4x4 Club Witnesses Big Wildfire
DATE: 09/02/2008 10:05:12 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
While on a 4x4 club campout over Labor Day weekend, we witnessed the start of a pretty good wildfire. We were nearly evacuated, but the wind direction pushed the fire away from our camp. Unfortunately right after we got home, we found out one firefighting air tanker had crashed killing the crew. What a dangerous job. Be thankful to those firefighters (air and ground) who help protect us from fire. Bless them and their families. Del
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Wilderness Bill Needs a Thumping!
DATE: 08/27/2008 14:28:02 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! Attention Motorized Recreationists!BRC has been working with the Pirate4X4.com crew on several recreational access issues. Right now, they are working diligently to generate a big response to the Boxer/McKeon Wilderness Bill from the OHV community and they need your help. Pirate's goal is to generate 2500 letters or more that BRC can deliver to Congress in opposition to this bill. Time is ticking down and the BlueRibbon Coalition wants to help them exceed their goal. Please help. I have pasted a copy of the Pirate4X4.com request below, please take a couple of minutes to read it over and pass it on!Thanks in advance for your support,Ric FosterPublic Lands Department ManagerBlueRibbon Coalition208-237-1008 ext 107________________________________________________The Pirate 4x4 Land Use Crew Needs Your HelpDear Motorized Enthusiasts,Pirate4X4.com needs to make a personal request to all OHV enthusiasts everywhere. We would never make this kind of request unless it was extremely important, and unless your response had a good chance of making a difference. Here is the situation:Years ago, key staff from the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, as well as leaders from some of California's radical anti-recreation groups, made a commitment to keep the historic Furnace Creek Road open. Well, guess who has not kept their promise? The anti's are going back on their word and trying to close this trail forever. The Forest Service, politicians, and other land management agencies are going back on their commitments to the OHV community. Not only that, now they are asking for even MORE Wilderness in that area! U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and U.S. Representative Howard "Buck" McKeon are proposing a bill that would designate 400,000 acres of Wilderness in Mono County, CA along the CA/NV border. 40 years ago the Wilderness Act was passed to protect land from development and things like mining and commercial clear-cut logging. This act is an OUTDATED act, and NONE of these things are happening in this specific area. There are many other ways to manage this land than to shut it down to everyone. While some routes would remain in this "roadless" area if the bill passes (supposedly to keep the OHV public satisfied) this bill would close many others, including the Furnace Creek Road, a popular 4x4 route which has been in existence since BEFORE Inyo National Forest was even created. The road was used at the turn of the last century for ranching and mining, but there is evidence of use since the mid to late 1800's! Here's the kicker: Years after the federal land managers and the radical anti groups made a commitment to keep the Furnace Creek Road open, they want to use this Wilderness bill to go back on their word!We REALLY need your help on this one. We have a GOOD chance of making a difference and, at the very least, saving this historic trail if we get a big enough response. This is a tremendous opportunity. If we ALL team up to fight for each other, we can pack a huge punch. PLEASE take 5 minutes to join enthusiasts from across the country and send a letter! We've modified our letter generator so that the job is easy. We've even provided a sample letter to help you in writing your own. Here is what YOU can do:Step 1:Go to the letter generator at www.pirate4x4.com/letters and click on the Boxer and McKeon Wilderness Bill link. That will take you to the letter page.Step 2.Follow the directions on that page. Either write a personal letter (the preferred method) or copy and paste the sample letter.Step 3.Click , then PLEASE forward this letter on to your friends and family. One more thing:Pirate4X4.com has made an agreement with the BlueRibbon Coalition that if we can get 2,500 letters from the generator, BRC will print them all out, go to Washington DC and HAND DELIVER the stacks of letters to Senators and Representatives. That way we can maximize the impact and they can't just "delete" an e-mail from us... THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! The Pirate4X4.com Crewwww.pirate4x4.com PS - BRC's Executive Director, Greg Mumm, has been on several trips to Washington DC lately and he reports that the anti-recreation lobby has been very active! BRC has submitted written testimony in a House Subcommittee hearing on OHV use, and last month he testified in person at a Senate Subcommittee. BRC has also been involved in a new General Accounting Office (GAO) study on OHV use. The anti-recreation zealots are setting the stage for a very aggressive legislative and regulatory strategy for 2009.This election cycle will be very important for the OHV community. PLEASE register to vote Get BRC's Latest News & Alerts via RSS!http://feeds.feedbur ner.com/BlueRibbonCoalition ##thanks, Del View Entry
Volunteer Leadership Training Gets National Support
DATE: 08/27/2008 13:01:10 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
Just wanted to let everyone know about the swag, freebies and goodies you can get just for taking my leadership course and learning more about saving our trails and keeping our sport alive. Yup, over 20 off-road businesses have chipped in with a HUGE list of stuff for anyone who graduates from my online leadership training course. Finish the course by Dec. 20th this year and get your name in the hat for stuff like a winch, shocks, and more. The idea is to give training to more folks in our jeeping world to help them (you) learn more about leading volunteers, or what it takes to organize an event, run a meeting, or keep a club alive. You work at your own pace. You get free swag, goodies and a shot at some bitchen prizes -- while improving your ability to lead and help keep our sport alive and well. Check it out at http://www.rltc.biz thanks , write if you have any questions, Del View Entry
Southern CA -- Access Lawsuit
DATE: 05/23/2008 12:36:32 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
RECREATION GROUPS RESPOND TO THREATS TO MOTORIZED RECREATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FORESTS LAWSUITContacts:
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Bikini Car Wash
DATE: 05/18/2008 22:45:53 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
Bikini Car Wash for the Cause
Ok, so I go to this bikini car wash to get my jeep washed, when all of a sudden stuff happened and we nearly lost the wash crew Here's my Trail Boss Jeep getting washed: When all of a sudden, someone throws cold water on the entire wash crew and they nearly quit! But alas, we talked them into staying and continuing to wash rigs to raise money for the cause!!! Honestly, and seriously, this was a fund-raiser for Friends of the Eldorado National Forest (FOE) in order to help keep public lands open, put on by the AWESOME Rock Zombies (4x4 club). The Rock Zombie girls did a GREAT job and a lot of good land use money was raised for the cause. Thanks to all. Del View Entry
Article by Del: Collaboration -- more group hugs?
DATE: 04/26/2008 12:17:08 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
The “Collaborative Process” for Access IssuesDo we need more group hugs, and will they solve anything?Or will motorheads be having espresso with the enemy? –By Del Albright, BlueRibbon AmbassadorCollaboration (the collaborative process) is getting more and more popular with government agencies stuck with tough political decisions involving public lands. Rather than unnecessarily ending up in court, or wading through countless repetitive hours of NEPA meetings, the collaborative process seeks to find cooperation where competition has previously existed.READ the whole article (and download it for your off road friendly web site or newsletter) here:http://www.delalbright.com/Articles/collaboration.htmlThanks, Del View Entry
Moab Easter Jeep
DATE: 03/27/2008 12:10:13 / MOOD: feel like wheelin
Stac and I just got home from Moab and the Easter Jeep Safari. Awesome. Weather was coolish and overcast (with some snow) at the start, but by the end of the week -- totally bitchen and beautiful. We wheeled all week -- Moab Rim, Hell's Revenge, Arches National Park, 3-D, and other trails. Wow. Got to hang out with several great off-road businesses as well, so it was great for our BlueRibbon Coalition stuff. If you've never been to EJS, it's one of those things to keep on our list. Del View Entry
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