As Montana Off-Road Vehicle Coordinator, Adam Rissien is working closely with grassroots partners and allies on three priority travel plans in Montana, as well as assisting folks on other forests where clean water, wildlife habitat, and enjoyment of nature are threatened by out-ofcontrol off-road vehicle use. Adam is working on one plan for the entire Bitterroot National Forest and two travel plans on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, based on mo torized threats to roadless and Wilderness Study Areas and opportunities to expand the organiza tional capacity of our partner groups.

On the Bitterroot, representatives of the Selway-Pintler Wilderness Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen, a homeowner’s association, Friends of the Bitterroot, the local Sierra Club chapter, and the Mon tana Wilderness Association have partnered to form the Bitterroot Quiet Use Coalition [1]. Wildlands CPR’s support for this diverse coalition is paying off. For instance, at their annual state convention in March 2007 the Back Country Horsemen of Montana passed a resolu tion submitted by the Selway-Pintler Wilderness Chapter calling for off-road vehicle reform.

More recently, the group launched a website, www.quietusecoalition.org [2], and will distribute an inaugural edition of the “Quiet Times” this fall. These outreach tools will help coalition leaders expand their ranks by attracting residents who value the peace, quiet and wildlife of a forest. Collectively, coalition members have monitored high-value areas across the forest, sharing information on off-road vehicle trespass, damage, and illegal route-building with the agency.

Adam helped expand the capacity of Montanans for Quiet Recreation, another coalition dedicated to conserving landscapes for quiet muscle-powered recreation. The group is led by a collection of outfitters, equestrians, hunters, skiers, hikers and others on the Gallatin and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests. With Adam’s help, the group recently secured funding to hire Sarah Juran who will serve as the group’s recreation coordinator.