Just appointed by Senator (SB 742) Steinburg...

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Stan Van Velsor


ORV Campaign Coordinator
California/Nevada Office Office: 415-398-1111 Email


Stan Van Velsor joined The Wilderness Society in September of 2006. As the Off-Road Vehicle Campaign Coordinator, Stan works with a coalition of organizations and individuals determined to protect large areas in California’s national forests for the enjoyment of quiet forms of recreation and to ensure that off-road vehicles are managed in a way that reduces their impact on the natural environment.

Stan was raised on a dairy farm in Michigan and spent countless hours roaming through the fields and woods on his parent’s farm. This early connection to nature and the outdoors planted the seeds that would eventually blossom into a career in conservation and natural resource management.

After graduating from New Mexico State University with a B.S. in Wildlife Science, Stan began his career in natural resource management as a resource specialist with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Stan left the BLM to pursue graduate work at the University of Michigan, completing his M.S. degree in 1990.

He has worked in environmental education and spent several years in conservation grant-making as Program Manager of the Pew Fellows Program in Biodiversity Conservation. Stan’s most recent work has been in the nonprofit world with the Sierra Club and now The Wilderness Society, where he has found his niche.

"Stan’s most recent work has been in the nonprofit world with the Sierra Club and now The Wilderness Society, where he has found his niche."


Oh C**P!!

They take a guy that has been fighting against the OHV commmunity with the Sierra Club and let him manage the money we contribute to keep our lands open.

Well this sounds REAL bad.

Not knowing any more than what I posted about about the man, its difficult for me to pass judgement about him.

SB 742 vastly changed the duties of the OHV Commission. They are nothing more than an advisory group with little of any teeth. Its not like they have the control over things like decison on OHV grants as they did in the past.

At least in the Governor's appointments since SB 742, I suspect (with good cause) that Daphne Greene - the Deputy Director of the OHV Division - had a great deal of influence on those decisions. None of these commissioners were folks that have any real current involvement on the day to day issues we face.

Works fine till the next Democratic Governor comes along, giving all the power to that one branch of State Government will be the big fall in the end, perhaps that's the reason why he can take $90 Million from us without any fear at all...TJ

Good point here.

This actually could be a real problem, if you look at the new role of the Commission what's going to be left over for opportunity, even more so a problem now with the $90 Million Dollar "loan"...TJ

What's next, Bernie Madoff for Treasurer?

This job description just screams anti OHV to me. Why does he only work with groups determined to protect wilderness for "Quiet forms of recreation"?

Greens appointing greens, appointing greens....

Thats great.

why is it that we NEVER have a say in this crap?? we should try to get a referendum on the ballot in Nov regardinga public vote for a person with such high powers

anyone got this clown's email address??

there was no vote. it was an appointment according to ducks first post.

its the golden rule, he who has the gold, makes the rules!!! we dont.

it will be a cold day in hell before an off-road friendly person gets voted in anywhere in CA to make appointments we will aprove of...

By law all Commissoners must be "fully informed", you can bet this guy will be more than holding us to every Enviromental mandate, this along with the $90 Million Dollar "loan" will leave nothing for oppertunity. Agian the only way there will be any money left for oppertuntiy in future years, is if some legal way can be found to block the transfer of our OHV funds...TJ