The 4th of July/Independence Day Holiday is when millions
of Americans celebrate their freedom, history, and traditions. One of our
cherished pastimes is using off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to recreate on public and
private lands with family and friends.
Since the fight to preserve our OHV heritage is never
ending, QWR is launching our STRATEGIC
TRAIL FORCE (STF) campaign to build support for the ongoing efforts of the 6% (that
means 94% of OHVers are not members of a club or otherwise engaged in advocacy efforts)
of OHVers who are members of motorized organizations, who volunteer for trail
stewardship projects, write letters to decision-makers, and donate to special
efforts.
Dave Pickett (AMA D36) Northern California OHV Champion
and STF's 1st Official Member
QWR has created its STF program as a fun way to inspire
OHVers who are not members of motorized organizations to consider joining one
or more organizations, becoming a trail volunteer, and donating to special
trail access projects.
STF Window Decal
If you would like a set of our newly minted STF (5 inch x
4.5 inch) decals to display on your OHV or tow rig and a membership certificate,
please consider a donation/sponsorship of $10 dollars or more to help cover
shipping, etc., and our ongoing outreach
efforts in 2018 to those OHVers who are not engaged with an organization or
project. *Note that it is for the STF
initiative in the donation instruction box and give your mailing address.
LINK TO SUPPORT STF PROGRAM
For those of you who are not members yet of any
organizations, QWR wants to give you a short list of the national organizations
that we belong to or partner with (there are many others). Feel free to google
up names of local and state OHV organizations where you recreate and join them
as well.
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE RECREATION ACCESS (ARRA)- ARRA
is a national organization that was formed to ensure that Americans are not
arbitrarily denied the right to responsibly experience and enjoy the public
lands that belong to the citizens of the United States. Be sure and sign up for
their Action Alerts.
LINK TO ARRA
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION (AMA) – AMA’s mission is
to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. Don Amador was recently presented with the
Friend of the AMA Award. Sign up for AMA Alerts too!
LINK TO AMA
TREAD LIGHTLY! (TL) – TL’s Mission is to promote
responsible recreation through stewardship, education and communication. They publish and produce a lot of trail
ethic-related materials.
LINK TO TREAD LIGHTLY!
OFF ROAD MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME (ORMHOF) – ORMHOF was
established to recognize and honor those individuals and organizations whose
lifelong contributions to off-road motorsports have set a standard for others
to follow. Don Amador was inducted into
the ORMHOF in 2016.
LINK TO ORMHOF
QWR wants to thank the OHVers who are already part of STF
via your many years of service in being champions of our sport and favorite
pastime. But we especially want to thank
those new STF members that have made the decision to JOIN, volunteer, or donate
to help protect and defend access to high quality OHV recreation on public and
private lands.
No comments:
Post a Comment