MUST WATCH VIDEO - PROTECTING ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND RECREATION

Don Amador @ BLM Chappie Shasta OHV Area

BLM Redding Field Office, CA

PROTECTING ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND RECREATION – MUST WATCH VIDEO -By Don Amador, April 10, 2025

 

*I had the honor to serve as a panelist at this important discussion of recreation on public lands in CA and the West.

  

The CA Natural Resources Agency hosted a face-paced, highly-informative, and bipartisan panel of recreation leaders from a wide-array of non-motorized and motorized organizations who shared their views, concerns, and action items related to the initial round of layoffs of 5,000 to 6,000 seasonal and probationary federal recreation and forestry staff.

YOUTUBE VIDEO OF CNRA PANEL DISCUSSION

https://www.youtube.com/live/T5LAhvNMSBY?si=SLfFtg5LliRVVOcd

 

The panel talked about the ongoing national grassroots campaign by recreation organizations to have their members contact Congress and the Trump Administration about the layoffs.  Other topics covered included disposal or selling of federal public lands, national monuments, support from volunteer and non-profit groups and partners for Ranger Districts and BLM Field Offices, collaboration, and Reagan’s 80% Rule. 

 

REAGAN’S 80% RULE – PAGE 60, JANUARY 2025 ISSUE , DEALERNEWS MAGAZINE

https://dealernews.com/Home/post/issue/january-2025/

 

 This one hour video is a must watch for agency staff,  elected officials, and outdoor recreation stakeholders as it shows our joint commitment to the federal boots on the ground workforce and management of our public lands.   

 

Big thanks to the Outdoor Alliance and CA Natural Resources Agency for organizing this event and to the panelists who participated in his valuable discussion.

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Don Amador has been in the trail advocacy and recreation management profession for over 34 years.   Don is President of Quiet Warrior Racing LLC. Don serves as the Western States Representative for the Motorcycle Industry Council. Don is Past President/CEO and current board member of the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance. Don served as a contractor to the BlueRibbon Coalition from 1996 until June, 2018. Don served on the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission from 1994-2000. He has won numerous awards including being a 2016 Inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame and the 2018 Friend of the AMA Award. Don served as the government affairs lead for AMA District 36 in Northern California from 2019 – 2023. Don is a Co-Founder and current Core-Team member on FireScape Mendocino.  Don served as an AD Driver for the FS North Zone Fire Cache during the 2022, 2023, and 2024 wildfire seasons. Don is a contributor to Dealernews Magazine. Don writes from his home in Cottonwood, CA.