Friday, April 4, 2025

TALES FROM THE OL' RIVER


 TALES FROM THE OL' RIVER; 1930S AMERICA IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION

By Del Albright

How one family overcame and survived the Great Depression, following the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Lane County, Oregon, living off the land and learning to use natural resources to their advantage, while evading natural disasters and even Wood Boogers.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

WELCOME TO DEL ALBRIGHT BOOKS & WRITINGS

 


Del Albright's Books and Writings

To inspire, motivate, and facilitate...

Here, you will find links to books, writings, articles, and more from Del Albright.  Your feedback and comments are welcomed. 

Del is an internationally published author and 2014 Inductee into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame. He brings 60 years of motorized recreation experience, 26 years of fire service career, and 40 years of landuse to the table.

LANDUSE AND VOLUNTEERISM BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/DelAlbrightBook

WELCOME TO MEGA-FIRE GENERATION BOOK HERE:  https://bit.ly/MegaFireBook


OFF-ROAD & COWBOY POETRY BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/CowboyPoetryBook

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

COWBOY POETRY BY DEL



OFF-ROAD & COWBOY POETRY BY DEL ALBRIGHT

Original cowboy poetry by Del Albright covering the outdoors, friends, family, fun, travel, cowboys, cowgirls, campfires, and more.  DRAFT book in the works.  

GET IT ON AMAZON!  HERE: https://bit.ly/DelAlbrightPoetry


Sample here: https://modernjeeper.com/modernjeepers-cowboy-poetry-ol-shep-and-the-wolf/


102 OFF-ROAD TIPS

 

102 (NOW 105) OFF-ROAD TIPS

Edited By Matson Breakey and Del Albright

Go to Metalcloak.com, sign up for their newsletter, and get a copy of this library of off-road driving tips with some landuse info thrown in for good measure so we have trails in the future.

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

4x4 TERMINOLOGY & DEFINITIONS


 LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF 4X4 RECREATION

By Matson Breakey and Del Albright

(2024, e-book, Kindle) In production as of 2/13/2024

THE MEGA-FIRE GENERATION

 



WELCOME TO THE MEGA-FIRE GENERATION

Living with Wildfire

By Del Albright

(2024, e-book, paperback, Amazon) 

The real story behind the Mega-Fires that have hit California, particularly, and many places in the West. Do not let media, politicians, or special interest groups fool you.  It is not just about climate change.  This book explains the causes and conditions that allow these monsters to exist and what we can do about it.

Check it out and get your copy here: https://bit.ly/MegaFireBook

SHORTCUTS TO LAND USE & VOLUNTEERISM

 



SHORTCUTS TO LAND USE & VOLUNTEERISM

TIPS AND TRICKS TO SAVE TRAILS AND LEAD VOLUNTEERS

By Del & Stacie Albright

GET THE BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/delalbrightBook

NOW IN PAPERBACK AS WELL.

(Print, 2012, Out of Print; e-book version 2024).  This is the first edition of the e-book Shortcuts series on land use and volunteerism.  This book will help you lead volunteers to victory while saving trails for sustainable motorized recreation.

This book serves as an educational reference covering a variety of critical subjects for understanding landuse, leading and supervising volunteers, orchestrating events, dealing effectively with bureaucracy, public speaking, running better meetings, and more. The interactive table of contents lets you jump right to the subject of your choice. We base the book on over 40 years of leadership, supervision, and management of volunteers in non-profits and the fire service.


MORE SHORTCUTS TO LAND USE & VOLUNTEERISM




 MORE SHORTCUTS TO LAND USE & VOLUNTEERISM

CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR MOTORIZED RECREATION

By Del Albright with Todd Ockert
(2024, e-book, Amazon) In production as of 2/13/2024

Monday, February 5, 2024

PRESCRIBED BURNING FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT


 DEL ALBRIGHT'S MASTER OF ARTS THESIS

COORDINATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING, PRESCRIBED BURNING FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT

1982, ENGLEBRIGHT WILDLIFE PROJECT

From the Consortium of California State University, Sacramento.  Master of Arts (M.A.) in Environmental Planning.  Supported by the California Department of Forestry (CDF, now CalFire) and the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG). 

Del's Books and Writings

TALES FROM THE OL' RIVER

 TALES FROM THE OL' RIVER; 1930S AMERICA IN THE GREAT DEPRESSION By Del Albright How one family overcame and survived the Great Depressi...