Annual Meeting - February 26, 2022
Addressing Recreation Impacts Through Collaborative Solution
About 50 folks gathered at the Elks Lodge in Flagstaff on a frigid Friday morning to participate in the Diablo Trust Annual Meeting. The title of the meeting “Addressing Recreation Impacts Through Collaborative Solutions” is a nod to the topic of discussions at the Recreation Summit held in August 2021. Diablo Trust recognized a need to again provide a forum for individuals, landowners, recreationists and agencies to gather to continue discussions and focus on solutions to recreation impacts.
The program began with updates from the Diablo Trust ranches - Flying M Ranch and Bar T Bar Ranch followed by updates from Diablo Trust staff, Lisa Bolton, and Recreation Working Group, chairwoman, Ellen Parish. We then heard from three presenters sharing information on ongoing issues, recent legislative efforts and regional solutions-based programs. We ended the program with a rich, dynamic group discussion - sharing ideas, engaging in partnerships and carrying the momentum forward towards collaborative and impactful solutions.
Ongoing Issues
Tim Holt, Arizona Game and Fish Department Field Supervisor, presented on “Challenges to Off-Highway Vehicle Management in Arizona.” The striking before and after photos tell a story of exploding use and the need for more education, engineering and enforcement. See the link to Tim’s presentation below.
Challenges to Off-Highway Vehicle Management in Arizona - Tim Holt, AZGFD Field Supervisor
Legislative Efforts
Todd Madeksza of Elevated Advocacy, LLC, presented on recent bills introduced into the legislature. There has been a lot of interested and momentum in the last six to twelve months to work at the state level to help mitigate recreation impacts. See the link to Todd’s presentation below.
Legislative Issues - Presented by Todd Madeksza, Elevated Advocacy, LLC
Regional Campaigns
Matt Caldwell, Tread Lightly! Executive Director, spoke to the group about his organizations efforts across the west to help educate users on more responsible recreation ethics and provide consistent messaging. See the link to Matt’s presentation below.
Tread Lightly! - Presented by Matt Caldwell, Tread Lightly! Executive Director
Collaborating for the future
The group wrapped up the program with a great and productive group conversation. Questions were asked of our presenters and participants shared ideas on how to better approach solutions to recreation impacts.
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