{"id":70919,"date":"2023-12-05T18:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/?p=70919"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:56:12","slug":"don-amadors-ohv-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/don-amadors-ohv-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Amador&#8217;s OHV Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/don-amadors-ohv-journey\/qwrlogo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-70920\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-70920 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QWRlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QWRlogo.png 321w, https:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QWRlogo-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/QWRlogo-260x195.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a>For OHV friends, partners, and supporters who want to know the who\/what\/when\/where concerning my outdoor recreation advocacy journey that started in Humboldt County and has ended up in Cottonwood, CA.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">https:\/\/quietwarriorracing.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/big-rich-podcast-interview-with-off.htm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Recently, I was interviewed by Big Rich where we had a great conversation about my earlier life in Humboldt County growing up enjoying the great outdoors in the Pacific NW.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We also talk about a lot of subjects including my first motorcycle, recreating on nearby timber company property and public lands, what event started my land-use career, getting involved in the BRC and subsequently becoming their Western Representative, remembering the successes of the BRC \/Turcke legal program (circa 1996-2000s), OHV politics, my run for Congress in 1998, getting the 2003 CA 96 dBA OHV Sound law enacted, rewriting the CA OHV Program via SB 742 in 2007, Oceano and other OHV challenges, getting riders engaged, finding common ground with conservation groups, cost recovery,\u00a0 1984 Wilderness Act\/trail closures, Timber Wars, building quality relationships with decision-makers and agency staff, import of on-the-ground trail <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">decisions made at the local level, and many other topics.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks to all of you who have been part of my journey!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Merry Christmas,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Don Amador<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Quiet Warrior Racing\/Consulting<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quietwarriorracing.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.quietwarriorracing.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1701912779449000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3B5CLo3UzoeXi66rcVc3BJ\">www.quietwarriorracing.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/update-carnegie-svra-sri-closure-motorcycle-trails-still-open\/donamador\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66112\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66112\" src=\"http:\/\/ama-d36.org\/archive\/d36\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/donamador.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Editors Note:\u00a0 With Don moving on from District 36 we lost a great voice for OHV Racing and recreation, but Don is hardly finished as he continues to work hard on Land Use issues!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For OHV friends, partners, and supporters who want to know the who\/what\/when\/where concerning my outdoor recreation advocacy journey that started in Humboldt County and has ended up in Cottonwood, CA.\u00a0 https:\/\/quietwarriorracing.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/big-rich-podcast-interview-with-off.htm Recently, I was interviewed by Big Rich where we had a great conversation about my earlier life in Humboldt &hellip; 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