I agree with all the comments that have been made. you may think my opiion is biased but let me tell you, I applied for my current position because i believed in USA-ALL. i would be telling you the same thing now as i would've 2 or 3 years ago. I't's simple... join a club that will let you mingle with other's interested in your activity. And join USA-ALL. We are primarily FOCUSED on working with local, state and federal land mangers dealing with land access issues, we have and we will litigate when needed. if you question how serious we are, check out our not so pretty website, (it will get better) we just took a local case to the supreme court, and won, we stopped SUWA from controlling daily managment of BLM operations. we litterally saved the day, had we not done so, all of our lives would be worse off. it doesnt get more committed than taking a case to the highest court in the land. that was funded by all of our awsome, committed members. we have a full time attorney on staff, to put that in perspective, SUWA has 5 we now have a paid staff of 3, SUWA has 20, our budget is about as big as 2 average OHV owners yearly income, SUWA'S, well the exact figure escapes me but it's in the millions. not to mention all thier little sub coalitions and other enviro-elitist groups. we need peoples help, in money, time what ever you want to give. but let's face it, it takes money to litigate on the behalf of responsible recreation, sad but true. We love U4WDA, UTMA, BRC, ETC. They are awsome, and have very important roles in our community, I highly reccomend them, but to put it simply, if your main concern is keeping land open, we're it. any of the smaller access groups ( i am not reffering to the the previously mentioned groups they are all big and w/ the exception of BRC not focused on land access) that say they fight for that are dividing valuable resources, unless you disagree with our goals or ideals you shouldnt place you money in a group that has little to no track record, no legal staff, and little experience. i know that sucks for little guys but it's the cold hard truth. Our lands are to valuable to gamble with. If you ever want to know in greater detail, how your money is spent you can email me, i am the guy who decides most of that. i am personally at meetingS all over the state nearly every day, I have or will meet with every county commissioner, road dept, planner, in your area i know all of the fed. land mangers, and many of the state reps and land mangers, we are a now a force in their eyes, we have tremendous momentum, i am new to the position, but i wont let up, i love our land, I am one of you, i am working so my kids will be able to enjoy what i have had. I will always run a tight ship, we have near zero overhead thanks to many great businesses like Rocky Mountain ATV, in payson. that means more of your hard earned money comes right back to you in the form of open trails, better relationships with all the political players, and legal support when you or your clubs need it. sorry to ramble, it's just so important, someone commeted on it, and they are so right, for what ever reason, many of us have strong opinions on these issues but we never do anything about it untill our favorite trail gets closed. why? I know we're all good people that isnt it. i dont know why? But the time is now that we ALL need to unite and put these other groups and agencies in check. and in some cases shut down thier illegal and unethical agendas. ramble ...ramble, sorry just my $1.02 + Thanks, we dont say it enough, TRULY THANK YOU, to all our supporters and we still love those of you who care but havent supported us...yet!
