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U4WDA . COMPASS MAGAZINE
W
elcome to another issue of the Compass
magazine. Hopefully you’ve noticed
some of the changes in the U4 lately.
We’ve been working hard to improve our
communication to members, reach out to areas that are
underrepresented and become a better organization
overall. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, Utah has had some
pretty interesting developments in the Land Use area
over the past few months. Hopefully you’re engaged and
involved. We have a lot of stand up members that are
involved but we could certainly use more representation
when and where appropriate. We do need engaged
people from all around the state. We also need a
way to effectively communicate issues over our large
geographical area. We are working on that but if you’ve
got effective ideas, we’re all ears.
Not just U4 could use more participation but are you a
member of any of the following organizations? United
4 Wheel Drive, Blue Ribbon Coalition, Tread Lightly or
????. What organizations espouse our values in taking
care of the land? Are we missing the mark on some
of our core philosophies? Stealing numbers from a
Crawl editorial by Kurt Schneider, “According to one of
the most recent Forest Service studies on recreational
OHV use, there are 57 million OHV enthusiasts in the
United States.” I’d be embarrassed to know how many
of those 57 million throw down $50-75 a year to belong
to a group that tries to have a voice in governments
around the nation. The bulk of the public land is in the
west. OHV organizations should have large numbers
and they don’t. I'm stealing the thunder of his editorial
but he's got a great point. To me, Blue Ribbon contains
the bulk of what I’d like in a national organization. They
have resources we just can’t have. We have a few solid
contacts in Blue Ribbon and our own president sits on
U4 Land Use
BY Marc Bryson
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