What is Quiet Commotion?
The goal of Quiet Commotion is to create a dialogue among public land managers
and public lands' users to discuss the importance of quiet recreation and how we can work together to ensure the future of
these uses.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone interested in the future of public lands management and recreation,
including: hikers, skiers, mountain bikers, bird watchers, hunters and anglers, equestrians, agency personnel and anyone else
who recreates on public lands.
Why Should I Attend?
Public lands today have more pressure from development and recreation than
ever before. This conference will address how to manage public lands for the quiet recreation settings and experience necessary
to preserve our traditional American past. The conference will also look at how we can protect and enhance the world-class
natural settings and recreation heritage that are found on public lands in Idaho and throughout the West, and ensure long
term sustainable access to our public lands.
This conference will provide an opportunity for agency staff and public lands users to engage in a
positive and proactive dialogue on the role of quiet recreation and how we can work together to sustain quiet recreation opportunities
for the future through sustainable ecosystems, watersheds, and quality wildlife habitat areas.
Organizers and presenters of the conference include the following groups: The Wilderness Society,
Idaho Conservation League, American Hiking Society, International Mountain Biking Association, Winter Wildlands Alliance,
Washington Trails Association, Trout Unlimited, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, The Sonoran Institute, Outdoor Industry Association,
as well as employees of the Bureau of Land Managment, US Forest Service and National Park Service.
This exciting conference brings together sportsmmen, conservationists,
biologists, and other traditional-active recreationists to engage in a positive dialogue with agency staff about how to achieve
quiet recreation opportunities in a network of connected, sustainable ecosystems, watersheds and quality wildlife habitat
areas.
