The OHV community has come a long way in the last 23 -26
years. As a user group, OHV has matured
to become a respected and valued member in the land-use debate. That has not always been the case.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, OHV often was given a
secondary position at the discussion table behind both resource and
environmental interests. Many industry
and conservation groups were established in the 1800s and had cultivated long-standing
relationships with politicians and agency leaders.
From a national perspective, OHV had just become aware of
the need for it to become substantively organized to protect and defend itself
from the political agenda of anti-access groups who now had added motorized
recreation to their list of human activities that should be either banned or severely
restricted.
Although OHV has become more effective in battling closure
advocates in the administrative and legal arenas, it still has a long way to go
when it comes to becoming a political force in the electoral process.
Anti-access groups have developed an effective strategy to
further their goals. They are engaged in
both the grassroots/administrative process AND the electoral process. OHV should be commended for their successful
efforts in the administrative process, but they are still in the beginning
stage of affecting the outcomes on Election Day.
The Trail PAC was founded to help give OHV a seat at the “political
table.” We started that effort for the
2012 election and plan to grow our impact for the 2014 midterm cycle to help
send pro-trail candidates to Congress.
Please go to the donation link below if you want to make an
early contribution for our pro-trail efforts in the upcoming election.
See you on the campaign trail,
Don
Don Amador, Founder
The Trail PAC
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