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.
