Date: 05/06/2009 pstrongBLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT!/strong/ppstrongDear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, /strong/ppI have to tell you, everyone at BRC is enormously thrilled with the formation of an organization of professional land managers who are actually professional land managers -- instead of shills for the Wilderness lobby!/ppWe are very pleased to be able to forward you the latest from Larry Smith and the folks at Americans for Responsible Recreational Access (ARRA)./ppstrongRead and enjoy!/strong/ppBrian Hawthornebr /Public Lands Policy Directorbr /BlueRibbon Coalitionbr /208-237-1008 ext 107br /_________________________________________________________________________/pp/ppnbsp;/ppnbsp;/ppnbsp;/pp style="text-align: center"strongProfessionals for Managed Recreation Formed/strong/pp style="text-align: center"emGroup Comprised of Retired Federal Land Managers Supports Sustainable Recreation/em/ppstrongWashington, D.C., May 5, 2009 /strong- A new group, Professionals for Managed Recreation (PMR), has been formed to promote environmentally sustainable, managed recreation.nbsp; PMR is comprised of retired land management officials who favor access for managed, responsible motorized recreation on public lands. Each of the officials has extensive experience in successfully managing off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation on a National Forest and/or Bureau of Land Management unit./ppThe new group's mission statement is, quot;Professionals for Managed Recreation is committed to encouraging, promoting and expanding sustainable OHV recreation through training, advocacy and on-the-ground management activities.nbsp; PMR's website is hosted by Americans for Responsible Recreational Access and can be found here: http://www.arra-access.com/arra/pmr-home.html.nbsp;/ppTom Crimmins, lead PMR spokesman and retired Forest Service official of 32 years, stated, quot;Professionals for Managed Recreation presents an opportunity to convey that with proper management, OHV trail systems can be fun, challenging, and most importantly, sustainable.quot;/ppCrimmins authored Management Guidelines for Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation, which can be downloaded from the PMR website for free.nbsp; The book discusses approaches to OHV recreation management to meet both land manager and rider objectives.nbsp; Topics addressed include route planning, trail design and active management, with many specific examples.nbsp;/ppCurrently, four other retired land managers join Crimmins as members of PMR.nbsp; Crimmins stated, quot;We have a great core of experienced land managers who have all successfully managed OHV programs on public lands.nbsp; We know there are more folks like us out there who, by definition, are retired but remain actively engaged in promoting sustainable management techniques, and we encourage them to be a part of PMR.quot;/ppCrimmins concluded, quot;Closure is not the only option for land managers dealing with OHV recreation.nbsp; In fact in nearly every case responsible, active management is the real solution.nbsp; Each member of PMR has experience in managing sustainable OHV trail systems and it is that experience that we would like to share.quot;/pp style="text-align: center"* 1152 15th Street NW * Suite 800 * Washington, DC 20005 * PH: (202) 336-5116 */pimg src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/BlueRibbonCoalition/~4/ltZD3ijsvsg" height="1" width="1"/
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