I used to be heavily (and by heavily I mean actually contributing many hours in volunteer time, not signing useless online petitions for some "feel good" measure) involved with land use groups in both B.C. and Alberta. Want to know why these enviornmental groups have gained so much ground? Look in the mirror. Hell, I can pick out at least a dozen threads here that are part of the problem.
The entire ORV community is to blame. I ended up getting fed up with all of the finger pointing, lack of cooperation, and laziness to the point that I no longer am affiliated with any group. This isn't an issue that can be solved with minimal input like signing some stupid online petition or sending out some useless carbon copy email. You need to actually GET OFF OF YOUR ASS and put time into the cause, and lots of it. I have attended dozens of project days where less than a third of those that said, "Oh, I'll be there for sure," actually show up. Everyone had the usual excuses, but you know what? Those excuses aren't good enough when there are people out there with the same commitments as you busting their asses to protect YOUR TRAILS. Until all of you actually do contribute in a way that involves more than e-saber rattling, nothing is ever going to change.
Sad, but true.